The crystal structure of a simian Foamy Virus receptor binding domain provides clues about entry into host cells

Autor: Ignacio Fernández, Lasse Toftdal Dynesen, Youna Coquin, Riccardo Pederzoli, Delphine Brun, Ahmed Haouz, Antoine Gessain, Félix A. Rey, Florence Buseyne, Marija Backovic
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36923-0
Popis: Foamy viruses are ancient retroviruses that are prevalent in non-human primates. Fernández et al. report an X-ray structure of a protein domain from a simian Foamy virus that mediates the attachment to cells, providing insights into viral entry.
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