| Literature DB >> 29902433 |
Markus Hoffmann1, Stefan Pöhlmann2.
Abstract
Influenza A viruses attach to sialic acids on host cells. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Fujioka et al. (2018) show that binding to a specific sialylated cellular protein facilitates infection: engagement of sialic acids linked to the Ca2+ channel CaV1.2 induces Ca2+ oscillations, which promote infectious entry.Entities:
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29902433 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2018.05.019
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Host Microbe ISSN: 1931-3128 Impact factor: 21.023