Heparan Sulfate-Dependent Enhancement of Henipavirus Infection

Nipah virus and Hendra virus are emerging, highly pathogenic, zoonotic paramyxoviruses that belong to the genus Henipavirus. They infect humans as well as numerous mammalian species. Both viruses use ephrin-B2 and -B3 as cell entry receptors, and following initial entry into an organism, they are ca...

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Main Authors: Mathieu, Cyrille, Dhondt, Kévin P., Châlons, Marie, Mély, Stéphane, Raoul, Hervé, Negre, Didier, Cosset, François-Loïc, Gerlier, Denis, Vivès, Romain R., Horvat, Branka
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: American Society of Microbiology 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4453572/