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Abstract
Recent studies have identified at least nine distinct receptors used by the piconaviruses for cell entry. Does the evolution of receptor usage correlate with the different tropisms observed in this group of viruses, and does this influence pathogenesis, or is it the consequence of another selection mechanism that favours virus survival?Mesh:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9614344 DOI: 10.1016/s0966-842x(98)01263-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Microbiol ISSN: 0966-842X Impact factor: 17.079