The spike protein of the coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2, binds to ACE2, a receptor on the host cells, which allows the virus to enter the cells and infect it. Binding is the first step for infection, and ...

They say that change takes time. Well, that's not the case for RNA. The small biological molecule acts like a switchboard ...

It started as a respiratory illness – or so everyone thought. But it quickly became apparent that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, was so much more. "Since the beginning, the virus showed a ...

The initial steps of viral infection involve the specific attachment of the viral particle to receptor(s) on the cell surface, followed by internalization of the virus into the cell and the ...

published today in the journal Cell Host & Microbe, sheds light on the molecular rules that govern how filoviruses recognize their receptor and helps pinpoint unknown hosts of these viruses.

Chitosan, a naturally occurring polysaccharide derived from chitin, has demonstrated significant potential as an antiviral ...

They use a protein called the G protein to latch onto cell receptors and another protein, the F protein, to merge their ...

The Sudan virus, a close relative of Ebola, has a fatality rate of 50% but remains poorly understood in terms of how it ...

The Sudan virus, a close relative of Ebola, has a fatality rate of 50% but remains poorly understood in terms of how it infects cells. Currently, no approved treatments exist. To address this critical ...

New phage are assembled before the host cell finally lyses and the phage progeny released into the surrounding environment to find new target cells. Phage receptor binding proteins are most frequently ...

was identified as the primary receptor for Semliki Forest virus when entering host cells. In the current study, the Uppsala researchers verified VLDLR as the primary cell entry receptor.