Identification of the Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein as a Cellular Receptor for Rubella Virus

doi:10.1128/jvi.05398-11

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Identification of the Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein as a Cellular Receptor for Rubella Virus

1 Sept 2011

Abstract excerpt

Rubella virus (RV) is a highly transmissible pathogenic agent that causes the disease rubella. Maternal RV infection during early pregnancy causes the death of the fetus or congenital rubella syndrome in infants. However, the cellular receptor for RV has not yet been identified. In this study, we found that the myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) specifically bound to the E1 envelope glycoprotein of RV, and...

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