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Modeling the efficiency of filovirus entry into cells in vitro: Effects of SNP mutations in the receptor molecule.
PLoS computational biology - 1 Sept 2020
Kim Kwang Su, Kondoh Tatsunari, Asai Yusuke, Takada Ayato, Iwami Shingo
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Interaction between filovirus glycoprotein (GP) and the Niemann-Pick C1 (NPC1) protein is essential for membrane fusion during virus entry. Some single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) in two surface-exposed loops of NPC1 are known to reduce viral infectivity. However, the dependence of differences in entry efficiency on SNPs remains unclear. Using vesicular stomatitis virus pseudotyped with Ebola and Marburg virus...
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