| Literature DB >> 8143121 |
Y Nagai1.
Abstract
Viral tissue tropism in a susceptible host is often determined by virus-receptor interactions. Nevertheless, closely related viruses utilizing the same receptor molecules can display striking differences in tropism, or a virus can cause a localized infection despite the widespread occurrence of the receptor. These events are now explained by another mechanism of tropism, in which host proteases play a major role by activating viral fusion glycoproteins.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8143121 PMCID: PMC7133224 DOI: 10.1016/0966-842x(93)90112-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Microbiol ISSN: 0966-842X Impact factor: 17.079