A new player in the puzzle of filovirus entry

作者:White Judith M*; Schornberg Kathryn L
来源:Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2012, 10(5): 317-322.
DOI:10.1038/nrmicro2764

摘要

Viruses of the genera Ebolavirus and Marburgvirus are filoviruses that cause haemorrhagic fever in primates, with extremely high fatality rates. Studies have focused on elucidating how these viruses enter host cells, with the aim of developing therapeutics. The ebolavirus glycoprotein has been found to play key parts in all steps of entry. Furthermore, recent studies have identified Niemann-Pick C1 (NPC1), a protein that resides deep in the endocytic pathway, as an important host factor in this process.

  • 出版日期2012-5