• The coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor (CAR) is a cell adhesion molecule used as a docking molecule by some adenoviruses (AdVs) and group B coxsackieviruses. (cnrs.fr)
  • Adv infects the host cells through binding to different cellular receptors such as coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor (CAR) [ 12 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Researchers led by Qiang Zhou, a research fellow at Westlake University in Hangzhou, China , have revealed how the new virus attaches to a receptor on respiratory cells called angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, or ACE2. (livescience.com)
  • Last week, Zhou and his team described the rest of the puzzle: the structure of the ACE2 receptor protein (which is on the surfaces of respiratory cells) and how it and the spike protein interact. (livescience.com)
  • There are some differences, however, in the precise amino acids used to bind SARS-CoV-2 to that ACE2 receptor compared with the virus that causes SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome), the researchers said. (livescience.com)
  • Those coronaviruses don't interact with the ACE2 receptor, Gallagher said, but rather, they get into the body using other receptors on human cells. (livescience.com)
  • SARS‑CoV‑2 infection is initiated when the virus interacts with angiotensin‑converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors on host cells. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • Through this mechanism, the virus infects the alveolar, esophageal epithelial, ileum, colon and other cells on which ACE2 is highly expressed, causing damage to target organs. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • However, increased ACE2 expression may upregulate the viral load indirectly by increasing the baseline level of infectious virus particles. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • Possible host-adaptation of SARS-CoV-2 due to improved ACE2 receptor binding in mink. (cdc.gov)
  • Interaction with SAα2,6 receptors is one of the requirements for efficient replication in the human upper respiratory tract. (cdc.gov)
  • A cysteine at the same position causes lower surface levels, less virus binding and replication, and less risk of disease. (virology.ws)
  • The underlying mechanisms allowing West Nile virus (WNV) to replicate in a large variety of different arthropod, bird and mammal species are largely unknown but are believed to rely on highly conserved proteins relevant for viral entry and replication. (nih.gov)
  • Though all cell lines were permissive, clear differences in replication efficiencies were observed. (nih.gov)
  • Interferon-Induced Protein 44 Interacts with Cellular FK506-Binding Protein 5, Negatively Regulates Host Antiviral Responses, and Supports Virus Replication. (csic.es)
  • Studies sug- terized by flow cytometry using anti between the immune response and the gest that HCV inhibits receptor genes in CD3, CD56 and CD16 monoclonal virus replication rate [5] and play a cru- the activation of NK cells [20], and the antibodies. (who.int)
  • 4,4-difluoro-N-{(1S)-3-(exo-3-(3-isopropyl-5-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-yl)-8-azabicyclo(3.2.1)oct-8-yl)-1-phenylpropyl}cyclohexanecarboxamide) is a highly selective orally bioavailable chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) antagonist with potent activity and favourable pharmacological properties against human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) (Dorr et al . (scialert.net)
  • In this work, we screened all chemokine receptors in pan-cancer and discovered X-C Motif Chemokine Receptor 1 (XCR1) as a reliable immunological and prognostic biomarker in pan-cancer using bioinformation. (bvsalud.org)
  • According to a gene enrichment study, XCR1 enhanced immune system performance by promoting T-cell infiltration through the C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 9 (CXCL9)- C-X-C Motif Chemokine Receptor 3 (CXCR3) axis. (bvsalud.org)
  • To penetrate a cell, the spikes that stud an influenza virus have to be able to bind to the cellular surface. (sourcewatch.org)
  • The structure shows how the virus binds to its cellular receptor, the Anthrax toxin receptor. (oist.jp)
  • RNA viruses may escape acquired humoral and cellular immune responses by mutations in protective antigenic epitopes (e.g., avian influenza viruses), while accessory nonstructural proteins or multifunctional structural proteins interfere with the interferon system (e.g. (imperial.ac.uk)
  • Consistent with this, the integrin αvβ3 has been proposed lately to function as the cellular receptor for WNV. (nih.gov)
  • Type F adenoviruses and the EKC-causing adenoviruses are substantially different in their cellular receptor homing, and thus tissue tropism, as well as their structure. (biospace.com)
  • Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has impaired cellular immune response and circulating NK cells, NK subsets (in- the ability to establish chronic infection virus persistence [8]. (who.int)
  • Nucleotide sequence analysis of five representative isolates confirmed that all isolates possessed one type of amino acid motif (R-S-S-R/GL) at cleavage site of HA, Deduced amino acid sequences showed the presence of L226 (234 in H9 numbering) in all five Iranian isolates which indicates a preference to binding of α (2-6) sialic acid receptors. (scialert.net)
  • One crucial determinant of host tropism is hemagglutinin (HA) receptor specificity, in particular, preference of specific species of sialic acid on host cells. (springer.com)
  • Hemagglutinin (HA) of avian influenza virus strains shows preferential binding to SAα2,3 receptors, which partially accounts for the reduced ability of avian influenza strains to establish infections in humans ( 3 ). (cdc.gov)
  • But public health officials around the world are warning that the casualty numbers could be much higher if the virus becomes more easily transmittable between humans. (sourcewatch.org)
  • The virus is common among the humans in sub-Saharan Africa. (virology.ws)
  • Majority of influenza A viruses reside and circulate among animal populations, seldom infecting humans due to host range restriction. (springer.com)
  • Further understanding and determining host tropism would be important in identifying zoonotic influenza virus strains capable of crossing species barrier and infecting humans. (springer.com)
  • Coronavirus-induced disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by a zoonotic virus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which has rapidly spread during the last year and a half, infecting over 100 million humans and causing more than two million deaths worldwide. (nature.com)
  • They found that the pangolin virus was able to bind to receptors from both pangolins and humans. (scitechdaily.com)
  • And secondly, a pangolin virus could potentially infect humans. (scitechdaily.com)
  • Donald Benton, co-lead author and postdoctoral training fellow in the Structural Biology of Disease Processes Laboratory at the Crick, says: "We still don't have evidence to confirm the evolutionary path of SARS-CoV-2 or to prove definitively that this virus did pass through pangolins to humans. (scitechdaily.com)
  • However, we have shown that a pangolin virus could potentially jump to humans, so we urge caution in any contact with this species and the end of illegal smuggling and trade in pangolins to protect against this risk. (scitechdaily.com)
  • Scientists have revealed the first picture of how the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 binds with human respiratory cells in order to hijack them to produce more viruses. (livescience.com)
  • For instance, when sugar binds to the sweet receptor, it signals sweetness. (innerself.com)
  • Once the S-protein grabs it, the virus can enter the house," Liang Tao, a researcher at Westlake University who was not involved in the new study, said in a statement . (livescience.com)
  • The viral spike protein is also a promising target for vaccines, because it's the part of the virus that interacts with its environment and so could be easily recognized by the immune system , Gallagher said. (livescience.com)
  • The proof-of-concept for developing a SARS-CoV-2 spike protein receptor-binding domain (RBD) antigen as a yeast-derived recombinant protein vaccine technology is described. (bvsalud.org)
  • We demonstrate that targeting the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein to CD40 (αCD40.RBD) induces significant levels of specific T and B cells, with long-term memory phenotypes, in a humanized mouse model. (nature.com)
  • Over the past thirty years, the importance of chemokines and their seven-transmembrane G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) has been increasingly recognized. (bvsalud.org)
  • The aim of this study was to analyze the effect exerted by combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) administration on plasma levels of HMGB1 (high mobility group box protein-1), AGEs (advanced glycation end products), their soluble receptor sRAGE, cytokines, C-reactive protein (CRP), and some metabolic markers in asymptomatic PLWHA. (hindawi.com)
  • Antoni Wrobel, co-lead author and postdoctoral training fellow in the Structural Biology of Disease Processes Laboratory at the Crick, says: "By testing if the spike protein of a given virus can bind with cell receptors from different species, we're able to see if, in theory, the virus could infect this species. (scitechdaily.com)
  • Our proposed pathway of CAV-2 entry is in contrast to that of human AdV type 5 (HAdV-C5) in non-neuronal cells, where internalization is mediated by auxiliary receptors such as integrins. (cnrs.fr)
  • The observed difference in infection efficiency is not due to differences in virus binding or internalization. (mcmaster.ca)
  • A large number of influenza A viruses naturally reside in avian species where they constantly circulate and evolve. (springer.com)
  • Most influenza A viruses are restricted to their host species, having limited capability to cross species barrier and infect a new host. (springer.com)
  • Influenza A viruses, except for highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 and H7 subtype viruses, usually cause mild or even asymptomatic infection among birds (known as low pathogenic avian influenza). (biomedcentral.com)
  • The viruses in migratory wildfowl may spillover to birds or mammals, or reassort with other influenza A viruses, causing diseases with pandemic potential. (biomedcentral.com)
  • DNA viruses such as herpesvirus and poxvirus have multiple genes, some of them host-derived, which interfere with effective innate or acquired immune responses. (imperial.ac.uk)
  • Phylogenetic analysis HA and NA genes showed that they share a common ancestor Qa/HK/G1/97 isolate which had contributed internal genes of H5N1 virus. (scialert.net)
  • Most of the genes are associated with gull origin influenza virus except PB1 gene, which is most probably derived from Anseriformes virus. (biomedcentral.com)
  • While the presence of genes encoding for functional taste receptors in our DNA allows us to detect food molecules , how we respond to these also depends on the unique combination of taste genes we carry. (innerself.com)
  • If you have a virus that targets cancer cells and nothing else, that's the ultimate cancer fighting tool," said Prof. Matthias Wolf, principal investigator of the Molecular Cryo-Electron Microscopy Unit at OIST and co-senior author of the study. (oist.jp)
  • Type 1 of this receptor is selectively expressed in up to 60% of human cancer cells and allows the virus to infect and destroy them while not affecting healthy cells. (oist.jp)
  • Anticancer viruses tend to target tumors while sparing the healthy cells around them, and many already exist in nature. (oist.jp)
  • Seneca Valley Virus stands out as a potential virotherapy for one key reason: it selectively targets a receptor found coating tumor cells in over 60 percent of human cancers. (oist.jp)
  • Seneca Valley Virus doesn't bind with the similar receptor on healthy cells -- it only shows strong affinity for ANTXR1. (oist.jp)
  • You want the virus to evade the immune system, continue to replicate and kill the cancer cells. (oist.jp)
  • That's important, he said, because understanding how the virus enters cells can contribute to research on drugs or even a vaccine for the virus . (livescience.com)
  • To infect a human host, viruses must be able to gain entry into individual human cells. (livescience.com)
  • To clarify the mechanism underlying the difference in the cachexia-inducing ability of these cells, we conducted DNA microarray analysis, focusing on cell proliferation and the production of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), a cachexia-inducing factor. (oncotarget.com)
  • 85As2 cells displayed more genetic changes compared to MKN45cl85 cells, which were related to Toll-like receptor (TLR) 4/5 signaling. (oncotarget.com)
  • However, in 82As2 cells, LIF production was significantly increased by stimulation with TLR5, which was suppressed by an inhibitor of interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase-1/4, which are important factors in the TLR5 signaling pathway. (oncotarget.com)
  • The two viruses have limited growth capacity on MDCK and A549 cells while grow well in embryonated eggs. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This enhancement of infection efficiency requires a functional EGF receptor since it was not observed in cells expressing a mutated (kinase-inactive) EGF receptor. (mcmaster.ca)
  • Meanwhile, the cross-reactivity of CD8+ and CD4+ T cells response to Dengue and Zika viruses provide important clues for further development of potential treatments. (frontiersin.org)
  • In order to study the possible role over Ficoll-Hypaque (density 1.077 production, and are the key players in that NK cells might play in the patho- g/L) (Amersham Biosciences) and immune responses to viruses [7]. (who.int)
  • We delineated the genomes, receptor binding profile and HB sites of NA gene of these field isolates and we also established their phylogenetic relationship to the other Asian H9N2 lineages. (scialert.net)
  • An outbreak of respiratory disease in Ugandan chimpanzees provides insight into how virus infection can shape the genome and lead to differences in the cell receptor gene that regulate susceptibility to infection. (virology.ws)
  • A single nucleotide polymorphism in the human gene encoding the HRV C receptor, CDHR3 (cadherin-related family member 3, pictured), is associated with severe disease and asthma. (virology.ws)
  • 2006). Since CCR5 is the target of HIV, it is thought that mutation in the gene encoding the receptor would result in immunity to HIV infection. (scialert.net)
  • Many more variants exist in our gene repertoire, including those for the sweet taste receptor. (innerself.com)
  • The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America on October 29, 2018, provides the first detailed images of the complex Seneca Valley Virus forms with its preferred receptor. (oist.jp)
  • Some avian H9 viruses have acquired receptor binding characteristics typical of human strains, increasing the potential for reassortment in both human and pig respiratory tracts ( Suzuki, 2005 ). (scialert.net)
  • In addition, features from all 11 proteins were used to construct a combined model to predict host tropism of influenza virus strains. (springer.com)
  • Leukemia inhibitory factor via the Toll-like receptor 5 signaling pathway involves aggravation of cachexia induced by human gastric cancer-derived 85As2. (oncotarget.com)
  • Chemokine interactions with receptors trigger signaling pathway activity to form a network fundamental to diverse immune processes, including host homeostasis and responses to disease. (bvsalud.org)
  • conformational changes, energy-driven molecular motors, and receptor-triggered infection machines. (mdpi.com)
  • On Feb. 19 in the journal Science , a research team led by scientists at the University of Texas at Austin described the tiny molecular key on SARS-CoV-2 that gives the virus entry into the cell. (livescience.com)
  • Therefore, knowledge on the molecular characteristics and host immunity in reaction to the virus would aid physicians to further understand the disease, manage patients and implement the occupational precautions. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • The phylogenetic correlation and molecular characteristics of the viruses were analyzed. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Molecular modelling analyses based on molecular mechanics, semi-empirical (PM3) and DFT (at B3LYP/6-31G* level) calculations show that MVC and its metabolites have large LUMO-HOMO energy differences ranging from 5.3 to 5.8 eV, indicating that the compounds would be kinetically inert. (scialert.net)
  • An international team of researchers at OIST and University of Otago have used the Nobel-winning cryo-electron microscopy method to reconstruct the structure of Seneca Valley virus, abbreviated SVV, at near-atomic resolution. (oist.jp)
  • A nanobody targeting the translocated intimin receptor inhibits the attachment of enterohemorrhagic E. coli to human colonic mucosa. (csic.es)
  • We observed that residues involved in receptor binding for H10 subtype influenza viruses suggest avian-like receptor specificity. (cdc.gov)
  • Given the role of receptor binding specificity of emerging influenza viruses, we analyzed the interaction of HA of the human H10-JD346 influenza A(H10N8) virus isolate in comparison with that of an avian H10N7 subtype virus. (cdc.gov)
  • In early January 2020, the specific virus was isolated and later identified as a novel coronavirus by sequencing ( 3 ). (spandidos-publications.com)
  • The virus was first officially named the 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV) by the World Health Organization (WHO) and subsequently termed 'severe acute respiratory syndrome CoV 2 (SARS-CoV-2)' by The International Committee on Nomenclature of Viruses. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • As an accurate profile of the virus is urgently required, the present article screened the available literature on SARS-CoV-2 and other members of the coronavirus family to perform a literature review. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • This differs from the bat coronavirus, which could not effectively bind with human or pangolin receptors. (scitechdaily.com)
  • This work builds upon previous studies from the Crick team, including research published in July 2020, which found that the bat coronavirus RaTG13 could not effectively bind to human receptors. (scitechdaily.com)
  • Characterization of the receptor binding pattern of H10 hemagglutinin from avian and human isolates showed that both interact weakly with human-like receptors and maintain strong affinity for avian-like receptors. (cdc.gov)
  • Wild aquatic birds serve as natural reservoirs harboring 16 Hemagglutinin (HA) and 9 Neuraminidase (NA) subtypes of influenza A virus. (biomedcentral.com)
  • For the first time, scientists reveal how a promising drug candidate for cancer therapy interacts with receptors on tumors. (oist.jp)
  • Now, scientists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) and the University of Otago have described exactly how the virus interacts with tumors -- and why it leaves healthy tissues alone. (oist.jp)
  • Prof. Matthias Wolf co-senior authored the first study to detail how the Seneca Valley Virus interacts with its preferred receptor on tumors, ANTXR1. (oist.jp)
  • To date, roughly 103 people have been infected with the H5N1 avian influenza virus--or bird flu. (sourcewatch.org)
  • Avian influenza virus was isolated from poultry farms with history of respiratory illness and increased mortality. (scialert.net)
  • However, the ecology and evolution of low pathogenic avian influenza virus in this region are limited. (biomedcentral.com)
  • That level of information is unusual at this stage of a new virus outbreak, he said. (livescience.com)
  • The virus outbreak only began to occur a couple months ago, and within that short period of time, these authors have come up with information that I think traditionally takes much longer," Gallagher said. (livescience.com)
  • With the huge influenza A virus reservoir in wild birds, it is a cause for concern when a new influenza strain emerges with the ability to cross host species barrier, as shown in light of the recent H7N9 outbreak in China. (springer.com)
  • This is highlighted by confirmed cases of human infections by highly pathogenic H5N1 viruses, and more recently, the H7N9 outbreak in China [ 5 ]. (springer.com)
  • Chemokines and their receptors play an important role in immune monitoring and immune defense during tumor growth and metastasis. (bvsalud.org)
  • Genetic and nongenetic regulation of both the expression and structure of chemokines and receptors conveys chemokine functional heterogeneity. (bvsalud.org)
  • The virus growth and infection features, receptor binding preference were studied, and pathogenicity in vitro as well as. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Machón C Fàbrega-Ferrer M, Zhou D, Cuervo A, Carrascosa JL, Stuart DI, Coll M Abstract Herpesviridae is a vast family of enveloped DNA viruses that includes eight distinct human pathogens, responsible for diseases. (csic.es)
  • Abstract Some viruses package dsDNA together with large amounts of positively. (csic.es)
  • ABSTRACT Natural kil er (NK) cel s are key players in the immune response to viruses. (who.int)
  • The interactions between taste receptors and food molecules give rise to the five basic taste qualities: sweetness, savoriness, bitterness, saltiness and sourness, which are transmitted from the mouth to the brain via specific nerves. (innerself.com)
  • Since the virus presented the potential to result in a pandemic, the WHO declared a public health emergency of international concern on this epidemic on the 31st January 2020. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • El CoV-2 causante del síndrome respiratorio agudo grave (SARS-CoV-2) apareció a finales de diciembre de 2019 en Wuhan, China, y en marzo de 2020 la COVID-19 fue declarada pandemia. (bvsalud.org)
  • Immunosuppression can be caused by pathogens such as chicken infectious anemia virus, infectious bursal disease virus, reovirus, and some retroviruses (e.g., reticuloendotheliosis virus). (imperial.ac.uk)
  • In order to better understand differences in the outcome of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) infection, we inoculated a very virulent (vv) strain into White Leghorn chickens of inbred line W that was previously reported to experience over 24% flock mortality, and three inbred lines (15I, C.B4 and 0) that were previously reported to display no mortality. (imperial.ac.uk)
  • The differences between the two receptors are subtle, but nonetheless, these subtle differences make one bind the virus with high affinity while the other doesn't," said Wolf. (oist.jp)
  • But there's one problem: the body builds up immunity to the virus within three weeks and squashes the bug before its work is done. (oist.jp)
  • Firstly, that this bat virus would unlikely be able to infect pangolins. (scitechdaily.com)
  • A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). (mdpi.com)
  • They predict their results will help scientists develop the virus, and other viral drug candidates, for clinical use. (oist.jp)
  • Since its discovery in the late 1990s, the avian flu virus, or H5N1, has infected at least 100 people, more than half of whom have died. (sourcewatch.org)
  • The neuraminidase stalks regions in these viruses had no deletion as compared to that A/Dk/HK/ Y280/97 lineage (Ck/Bei-like viruses) and the 2 human isolates A/HK/1073/99, A/HK/1074/99. (scialert.net)
  • MVC has been found to show potent antiviral activity against all CCR5-tropic HIV-1 viruses tested, including 43 primary isolates from various clades and diverse geographic origin (Dorr et al . (scialert.net)
  • The virus spike is like a key and the cell's docking point, called a receptor, is like a lock. (sourcewatch.org)
  • While some parts of the pangolin virus' spike were found to be incredibly similar to SARS-CoV-2, other areas differed. (scitechdaily.com)
  • The hemadsorbing site of neuraminidase had up to 3 amino acid substitutions and is different from those of earlier Iranian viruses. (scialert.net)
  • Ethanol and melatonin exert opposite effects on E2 and P4, and they differentially regulate the expression of sex steroid receptors in female reproductive tissues. (liverxreceptor.com)
  • Human infections with avian influenza A(H10N8) virus were reported in China during the 2013-14 winter influenza season. (cdc.gov)
  • In addition, several human and avian influenza viruses (sequences from GISAID or the National Center for Biotechnology Information website) and a recent harbor seal isolate ( 5 ) were compared with H10-JD346 ( Table ). (cdc.gov)
  • However, we identified 2 amino acids in avian and human H10, T135 and S186, that are common in circulating human influenza viruses and were associated with changes in receptor binding in other avian influenza A virus subtypes ( 6 , 7 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Each additional case provides the virus an opportunity to improve its ability for human-to-human transmission and develop into a pandemic strain. (sourcewatch.org)
  • As reported in the March 23, 2006, issue of Nature , a team of scientists in the US and Japan , "led by [Virologist] Professor Yoshihiro Kawaoka of the University of Wisconsin at Madison, found that avian influenza viruses and human influenza viruses home in on slightly different receptors. (sourcewatch.org)
  • The closest known relative of this virus was previously obtained in 2000 from a human in the United States. (virology.ws)
  • Maraviroc (MVC) is a selective CCR5 antagonist with potent activity and favourable pharmacological properties against human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). (scialert.net)
  • Human Advs are nonenveloped double-stranded DNA viruses and belong to the Adenoviridae family [ 7 , 8 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • As with hummingbirds, the human ability to discern what food tastes like depends on the presence of taste receptors. (innerself.com)
  • If you give a virus as a vaccine, you want an immune response -- there, the goal is the destruction of the virus," said Wolf. (oist.jp)
  • Immunoevasion is a common ploy by which viruses neutralize or evade immune responses. (imperial.ac.uk)
  • The activated leukocytes can mediate a variety of immune and inflammatory responses through their binding and subsequent activation of specific receptors on the cell surface (Napier et al . (scialert.net)
  • The interspecies reassortment of H13 subtype virus among Anseriforme sand Charadriiformes wild birds emphasizes the importance of strengthening avian influenza surveillance in this region. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Crossing the species barrier to mammals highlights the pandemic potential of H9N2 virus. (scialert.net)
  • A few of influenza A subtype viruses were isolated from collected samples, among which two H13N8 subtype influenza viruses were identified and their characteristics were studied. (biomedcentral.com)
  • When the Zika epidemic spread through the American continent and then later to Africa and Asia in 2015, researchers compared the characteristics of the Zika infection to Dengue, considering both these viruses were transmitted primarily through the same vector, the Aedes aegypti female mosquitoes. (frontiersin.org)
  • To honor Michael, we invite submissions for this Special Issue of Viruses focusing on Michael's interests: virus structures and assembly mechanisms, conformational transitions and structure-function relationships, and genome packaging and virus infection mechanisms. (mdpi.com)
  • They pointed out that sequencing of the genome of the 1918 Spanish 'flu epidemic' was nearly complete, opening the door to unscrupulous scientists to build an even more potent virus," Reuters reported in July 2003. (sourcewatch.org)
  • Understanding and predicting host tropism of influenza proteins lay an important foundation for future work in constructing computation models capable of directly predicting interspecies transmission of influenza viruses. (springer.com)
  • Together, this information appraises the current understanding of both Zika and Dengue infections, providing insights for future vaccine design approaches against both viruses. (frontiersin.org)
  • The virus primarily infects the respiratory tract, resulting in pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and other fatal complications, including acute kidney injury, coagulation dysfunction and shock, according to a published report ( 4 ). (spandidos-publications.com)
  • The data of the ecology and distribution of influenza A virus subtype, especially the low pathogenic avian influenza subtypes in the Qinghai Lake region is lacking. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These studies suggest that the reovirus infection process is closely coupled to the EGF receptor-mediated cell signal transduction pathway. (mcmaster.ca)
  • The receptor, known as ANTXR1, is only expressed on tumors, but it has a cousin that only appears on healthy tissues, called ANTXR2. (oist.jp)
  • The team are continuing to examine the spikes of SARS-CoV-2 and related coronaviruses, including other bat viruses, to better understand the mechanisms of infection and evolution. (scitechdaily.com)
  • Chikungunya virus ECSA lineage reintroduction in the northeasternmost region of Brazil. (cdc.gov)
  • In the first few days of its emergence, this disease was simply identified as a virus-related respiratory disease. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • They ranged from structures solved by his group at Purdue University, of behemoth viruses with incomprehensible T numbers as well as the demurest ones with T = 1 and everything in between, to structure-based vaccine and drug design. (mdpi.com)
  • Seneca Valley Virus capsid proteins are shown in blue, green, and red, and the ANTXR1 receptor is shown in magenta. (oist.jp)
  • Avain Influenza (AI) is a highly contagious disease caused by type A influenza viruses which have negative-sense, single-stranded genomes that encode at least ten proteins including two surface glycoproteins [haemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA)], nucleoprotein (NP), three polymerase proteins [polymerase basic (PB1), (PB2) and polymerase acidic (PA)], two matrix (M1 and M2) proteins and two non-structural (NS1 and NS2) proteins. (scialert.net)
  • H9N2 viruses circulate widely in the Middle East and are associated with serious disease in poultry. (scialert.net)
  • Dengue virus (DENV) is an enveloped, single-stranded RNA virus belonging to the Flaviviridae family. (frontiersin.org)
  • Therefore, emerging avian influenza viruses with increased binding to SAα2,6 and reduced binding to SAα2,3 pose a major pandemic threat, and active research and surveillance to detect animal viruses with modified receptor binding are warranted. (cdc.gov)
  • While some might consider the differences subtle," Gallagher said, "they might be meaningful with respect to the strength with which each of those viruses stick. (livescience.com)