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Viruses and sialic acids: rules of engagement

Viral infections are initiated by specific attachment of a virus particle to receptors at the surface of the host cell. For many viruses, these receptors are glycans that are linked to either a protein or a lipid. Glycans terminating in sialic acid and its derivatives serve as receptors for a large...

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Autores principales: Neu, Ursula, Bauer, Johannes, Stehle, Thilo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Ltd. 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3189341/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21917445
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbi.2011.08.009