Review Article

Retrovirus Entry by Endocytosis and Cathepsin Proteases

Table 1

Inhibitors used in studies of retroviral entry pathway.

InhibitorsTarget

Ammonium chlorideAcidification of intracellular vesicles
Bafilomycin A-lAcidification of intracellular vesicles
Concanamycin AAcidification of intracellular vesicles
DynasoreDynamin-dependent endocytosis
ChlorpromazineClathrin-dependent endocytosis
CA-074MeCathepsin B protease
Dynamin DN mutant1Dynamin-dependent endocytosis
Caveolin DN mutantCaveolin-dependent endocytosis
Clathrin DN mutantClathrin-dependent endocytosis
Eps 15 DN mutantEndocytosis

1DN: dominant negative.