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Structural basis for receptor recognition by Lujo virus.
Nature microbiology - 1 Oct 2018
Cohen-Dvashi Hadas, Kilimnik Itay, Diskin Ron
Abstract excerpt
Lujo virus (LUJV) has emerged as a highly fatal human pathogen. Despite its membership among the Arenaviridae, LUJV does not classify with the known Old and New World groups of that viral family. Likewise, LUJV was recently found to use neuropilin-2 (NRP2) as a cellular receptor instead of the canonical receptors used by Old World and New World arenaviruses. The emergence of a deadly pathogen into human...
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