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Downregulation of beta1 integrins by Ebola virus glycoprotein: implication for virus entry.
Virology - 5 Dec 2000
Takada A, Watanabe S, Ito H, Okazaki K, Kida H, Kawaoka Y
Abstract excerpt
Filoviruses, including Ebola virus, are cytotoxic. To investigate the role of the Ebola virus glycoprotein (GP) in this cytopathic effect, we transiently expressed the GP in human kidney 293T cells. Expression of wild-type GP, but not the secretory form of the molecule lacking a membrane anchor, induced rounding and detachment of the cells, as did a chimeric GP containing its ectodomain and influenza virus...
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