Article
Heparan sulfate mediates infection of high-neurovirulence Theiler's viruses.
Journal of virology - 1 Aug 2002
Reddi Honey V, Lipton Howard L
Abstract excerpt
The mechanisms by which Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus (TMEV) binds and enters host cells and the molecules involved are not completely understood. In this study, we demonstrate that the high-neurovirulence TMEV GDVII virus uses the glycosaminoglycan heparan sulfate (HS) as an attachment factor that is required for efficient infection. Studies based on soluble HS-mediated inhibition of attachment and...
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