| Literature DB >> 25354393 |
Marc-Antoine de La Vega1, Gary Wong, Gary P Kobinger, Xiangguo Qiu.
Abstract
Ebola causes severe hemorrhagic fever in humans and nonhuman primates, and there are currently no approved therapeutic countermeasures. The virulence of Ebola virus (EBOV) may be partially attributed to the secreted glycoprotein (sGP), which is the main product transcribed from its GP gene. sGP is secreted from infected cells and can be readily detected in the serum of EBOV-infected hosts. This review summarizes the multiple roles that sGP may play during infection and highlights the implications for the future design of vaccines and treatments.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25354393 PMCID: PMC4287119 DOI: 10.1089/vim.2014.0068
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Viral Immunol ISSN: 0882-8245 Impact factor: 2.257