Entry of herpesviruses into mammalian cells |
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Authors: | E E Heldwein C Krummenacher |
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Institution: | Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. katya.heldwein@tufts.edu |
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Abstract: | The mechanism that herpesviruses use to enter cells is one of the most complex viral entry mechanisms studied so far. This complexity seems to mount as new participants, both cellular receptors and viral glycoproteins, are identified. Recent structural work on entry glycoproteins gD and gB from herpes simplex virus (HSV) 1 has illuminated the functional roles of these glycoproteins in the process of entry. In doing so, it provided information on the mechanism of two critical steps of HSV entry: receptor-mediated activation and membrane fusion. Remarkably, it is becoming clear that herpesviruses have a lot in common with other, simpler viruses. |
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Keywords: | " target="_blank"> Viral entry glycoprotein structural study receptor membrane fusion |
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