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Viral Entry into Host Cells
ISBN-13:
9781461476511
Veröffentl:
2013
Einband:
eBook
Seiten:
199
Autor:
Stefan Pöhlmann
Serie:
790, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
eBook Typ:
PDF
eBook Format:
Reflowable eBook
Kopierschutz:
Digital Watermark [Social-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
For a virus to invade a host cell it must penetrate the physical barrier of the plasma membrane. Viruses have evolved specialized surface proteins to meet this challenge. This book explores the multi-faceted interplay between viral and cellular factors.
For a virus to invade a host cell it needs to penetrate the physical barrier imposed by the plasma membrane. Viruses have evolved specialized surface proteins to meet this challenge. These proteins facilitate delivery of the viral genetic information into the host cell by either fusing the viral envelope with a host cell membrane or by forming membrane pores. Membrane fusion and pore formation critically depend on the engagement of host cell receptors and receptor choice is a key determinant of viral tropism. The multi-faceted interplay between viral and cellular factors during virus entry is a fascinating field of study, which can provide important insight into viral pathogenesis and define new targets for intervention. This book provides a comprehensive overview of this exciting field of research.
Attachment Factors.- Picornavirus Entry.- Reovirus Receptors, Cell Entry, and Proapoptotic Signaling.- Entry of Influenza Virus.- Filovirus Entry.- Paramyxovirus Entry.- Cellular entry of retroviruses.- Class II Fusion Proteins.- Entry of Rhabdoviruses into Animal Cells.- Entry of Herpesviruses into Cells: The Enigma Variations.