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Respiratory mucus as a virus-host range determinant

Efficient penetration of the mucus layer is needed for respiratory viruses to avoid mucociliary clearance prior to infection. Many respiratory viruses bind to glycans on the heavily glycosylated mucins that give mucus its gel-like characteristics. Influenza viruses, some paramyxoviruses, and coronav...

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Autores principales: Wallace, Louisa E., Liu, Mengying, van Kuppeveld, Frank J.M., de Vries, Erik, de Haan, Cornelis A.M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Ltd. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8503944/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33875348
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2021.03.014