An important role for syndecan-1 in herpes simplex virus type-1 induced cell-to-cell fusion and virus spread.

Herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1) is a common human pathogen that relies heavily on cell-to-cell spread for establishing a lifelong latent infection. Molecular aspects of HSV-1 entry into host cells have been well studied; however, the molecular details of the spread of the virus from cell-to-cell...

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Main Authors: Ghadah A Karasneh, Mohamed Ali, Deepak Shukla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3177890?pdf=render