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The Ebola virus (EBOV) is notorious for causing severe hemorrhagic fever in humans, and its matrix protein, VP40, plays a crucial role in the virus's ability to assemble and bud from host cells.

Human skin model helps trace EBOV escape The research ... and identified specific receptors on these cells that allow uptake of Ebola virus. "This study explores the role of the skin as a ...

Ebola virus, being highly pathogenic for humans and non-human primates and the subject of former weapons programmes, is now one of the most feared pathogens worldwide. In addition, the lack of pre ...

Is the Sudan virus deadlier than Ebola? A key discovery explains how it clings to human cells. The Sudan virus, a close relative of Ebola, has a 50% fatality rate, but its mechanisms of cell ...

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 ...

The paper A. Bruchez et al., “MHC class II transactivator CIITA induces cell resistance to Ebola virus and SARS-like coronaviruses,” Science, 370:241–47, 2020. Earlier this year, immunologist Adam ...