Recent advances have shed light on the interactions that occur between pathogens and endocytic pathway components. With the aim of generating suitable replication niches, microorganisms use ...

With this forceful entry, the pathogens are diverted into vacuoles that lack the ability to break down these infiltrators. A vacuole is a structure reserved for storage and digestion within a cell.

Molecular machines orchestrate the translocation and entry of pathogens through host cell membranes, in addition to the uptake and release of molecules during endocytosis and exocytosis. Viral ...