Respiratory Syncytial Virus Uses CX3CR1 as a Receptor on Primary Human Airway Epithelial Cultures.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Uses CX3CR1 as a Receptor on Primary Human Airway Epithelial Cultures.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most frequent cause of lower respiratory disease in infants, but no vaccine or effective therapy is available. The initiation of RSV infection of immortalized cells is largely dependent on cell surface heparan sulfate (HS), a receptor for the RSV attachment (...

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Main Authors: Sara M Johnson, Beth A McNally, Ioannis Ioannidis, Emilio Flano, Michael N Teng, Antonius G Oomens, Edward E Walsh, Mark E Peeples
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-12-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4676609?pdf=render

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