Cargando…

Analysis of Cathepsin and Furin Proteolytic Enzymes Involved in Viral Fusion Protein Activation in Cells of the Bat Reservoir Host

Bats of different species play a major role in the emergence and transmission of highly pathogenic viruses including Ebola virus, SARS-like coronavirus and the henipaviruses. These viruses require proteolytic activation of surface envelope glycoproteins needed for entry, and cellular cathepsins have...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: El Najjar, Farah, Lampe, Levi, Baker, Michelle L., Wang, Lin-Fa, Dutch, Rebecca Ellis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4338073/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25706132
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0115736