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Colocalization of Chikungunya Virus with Its Receptor MXRA8 during Cell Attachment, Internalization, and Membrane Fusion
1 May 2023
Abstract excerpt
The globally distributed arthritogenic alphaviruses have infected millions of humans and induce rheumatic disease, such as severe polyarthralgia/polyarthritis, for weeks to years. Alphaviruses infect target cells through receptor(s) followed by clathrin-mediated endocytosis. MXRA8 was recently identified as an entry receptor that shapes the tropism and pathogenesis for multiple arthritogenic alphaviruses,...
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