Abstract
Paramyxoviruses are a family of non-segmented RNA viruses that includes major human pathogens such as measles virus and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and significant animal viruses like rinderpest. In recent years, several new paramyxoviruses have been identified, further increasing the breadth and importance of this viral family. While many elements of the fusion and entry mechanisms of these recently identified pathogens are conserved, there are interesting differences, including variations in receptor binding, cell tropism, fusion (F) protein proteolytic activation, and triggering of membrane fusion. Thus, study of their entry mechanisms has highlighted the diversity of these critical events in the family.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-24-2010
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1000881
Repository Citation
Dutch, Rebecca Ellis, "Entry and fusion of emerging paramyxoviruses" (2010). Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry Faculty Publications. 16.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/biochem_facpub/16
Notes/Citation Information
Published in PLoS Pathogens, v. 6, no. 6, e1000881.
© 2010 Rebecca Ellis Dutch. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.