Measles virus, a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality worldwide, predominantly infects immune cells using signaling lymphocyte activation molecule (SLAM) as a cellular receptor.

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The study uncovered how HIV “hides,” an understanding that could help future treatments find and eradicate it.

Another possible mechanism by which the virus enters the cell is believed to be receptor-mediated endocytosis, after which the viral RNA is released into the cellular cytoplasm.

Researchers at The Wistar Institute have identified a previously unknown mechanism by which viruses can reprogram ...

Switching from nanofibres in the blood to virus-like particles in a tumour environment brings drugs to where they are needed ...

The work provides a detailed three-dimensional picture of the virus's polymerase and its key features. Understanding the ...

Newly discovered weapons of bacterial self-defense take different approaches to achieving the same goal: preventing a virus from spreading through the bacterial population.

Now, researchers used cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) to elucidate the structure of the Nipah virus polymerase complex (the large protein and phosphoprotein). Not only that, but they also ...

Scientists have unveiled insights into how HIV-1, the virus responsible for AIDS, skillfully hijacks cellular machinery ... discovery was an intricate RNA structure near the critical "frameshift ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. William A. Haseltine, Ph.D., covers genomics and regenerative medicine Recent concerns that recombinants may arise amongst ...