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Vimentin Modulates Infectious Internalization of Human Papillomavirus 16 Pseudovirions
1 Jun 2017
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ABSTRACT Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the most common viral infection of the reproductive tract, with virtually all cases of cervical cancer being attributable to infection by oncogenic HPVs. However, the exact mechanism and receptors used by HPV to infect epithelial cells are controversial. The current entry model suggests that HPV initially attaches to heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) at the...
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