these findings were incompatible with the suggestion that chlamydiae enter cells by taking advantage of the classic mechanism of receptor-mediated endocytosis into clathrin-coated vesicles , used by the host cell for the internalization of beta-lipoprotein and other macromolecules , but were consistent with the hypothesis that chlamydiae enter cells by a microfilament-dependent zipper mechanism .
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receptor-mediated endocytosis
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cells