Article
Interactions between the two surface proteins of rotavirus may alter the receptor-binding specificity of the virus.
Journal of virology - 1 Feb 1996
Méndez E, Arias C F, López S
Abstract excerpt
The infection of target cells by most animal rotavirus strains requires the presence of sialic acids (SAs) on the cell surface. We recently isolated variants from simian rotavirus RRV whose infectivity is no longer dependent on SAs and showed that the mutant phenotype segregates with the gene cod...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
