Reduced cellular binding affinity has profoundly different impacts on the spread of distinct poxviruses.

Poxviruses are large enveloped viruses that replicate exclusively in the cytoplasm. Like all viruses, their replication cycle begins with virion adsorption to the cell surface. Unlike most other viral families, however, no unique poxviral receptor has ever been identified. In the absence of a unique...

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Main Authors: Erica B Flores, Mee Y Bartee, Eric Bartee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231977

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