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A fusion-inhibiting peptide against Rift Valley fever virus inhibits multiple, diverse viruses. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013
For enveloped viruses, fusion of the viral envelope with a cellular membrane is critical for a productive infection to occur. This fusion process is mediated by at least three classes of fusion proteins (Class I, II, and III) based on the protein ...
Jeffrey W Koehler, Jeffrey M Smith, Daniel R Ripoll, Kristin W Spik, Shannon L Taylor, Catherine V Badger, Rebecca J Grant, Monica M Ogg, Anders Wallqvist, Mary C Guttieri, Robert F Garry, Connie S Schmaljohn   +11 more
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Computational epitope mapping of class I fusion proteins using low complexity supervised learning methods.

PLoS Computational Biology, 2022
Antibody epitope mapping of viral proteins plays a vital role in understanding immune system mechanisms of protection. In the case of class I viral fusion proteins, recent advances in cryo-electron microscopy and protein stabilization techniques have ...
Marion F S Fischer, James E Crowe, Jens Meiler   +2 more
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Assembly and architecture of the EBV B cell entry triggering complex. [PDF]

, 2014
Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) is an enveloped double-stranded DNA virus of the gammaherpesvirinae sub-family that predominantly infects humans through epithelial cells and B cells.
Chen, Jia, Hu, Yao Xiong, Jardetzky, Theodore S, Jiang, Jiansen, Jiang, Wei, Longnecker, Richard, Mellins, Elizabeth D, Möhl, Britta S, Rowe, Cynthia L, Sathiyamoorthy, Karthik, Zhou, Z Hong   +10 more
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Single-domain antibodies and their formatting to combat viral infections [PDF]

, 2018
Since their discovery in the 1990s, single-domain antibodies (VHHs), also known as NanobodiesA (R), have changed the landscape of affinity reagents. The outstanding solubility, stability, and specificity of VHHs, as well as their small size, ease of ...
Ballegeer, Marlies, De Vlieger, Dorien, Rossey, Iebe, Saelens, Xavier, Schepens, Bert   +4 more
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The transmembrane domain and acidic lipid flip-flop regulates voltage-dependent fusion mediated by class II and III viral proteins. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Voltage dependence of fusion induced by class II and class III viral fusion proteins was investigated. Class II proteins from Ross River and Sindbus virus and a mutant class III protein from Epstein Barr virus were found to induce cell-cell fusion that ...
Ruben M Markosyan, Fredric S Cohen
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Herpes simplex virus ICP27 protein directly interacts with the nuclear pore complex through NUP62, inhibiting host nucleocytoplasmic transport pathways [PDF]

, 2012
The herpes simplex virus ICP27 protein is important for the expression and nuclear export of viral mRNAs. Although several binding sites have been mapped along the ICP27 sequence for various RNA and protein partners including the transport receptor TAP ...
Arnold, Aubert, Bachi, Bonifaci, Braun, Bryant, Chen, Chen, Copeland, Cullen, Darshan, Ellison, Ellison, Escudero-Paunetto, Faria, Fischer, Flach, Fontaine-Rodriguez, Fontoura, Fornerod, Fridell, Gerace, Gruffat, Grüter, Gustin, Gustin, Gustin, Han, Hardwicke, Hernandez, Hiriart, Hofemeister, Hutten, Johnson, Kambach, Koffa, Larralde, Lengyel, Lengyel, Li, Lilley, Long, Macaulay, Malik, Malik, McCarthy, Mears, Mears, Mears, Meyer, Michael, Nelson, Park, Pasdeloup, Pasquinelli, Pearson, Pellet, Petersen, Phelan, Piñol-Roma, Pollard, Pritchard, Rice, Rice, Rice, Rice, Rojas, Saavedra, Sandri-Goldin, Satterly, Schmitt, Sekulovich, Siomi, Smith, Soliman, Soliman, Souki, Strambio-De-Castillia, Strässer, Tsuji, Wagstaff, Wente, Zhi, Zhi   +83 more
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Structural Transition and Antibody Binding of EBOV GP and ZIKV E Proteins from Pre-Fusion to Fusion-Initiation State

Biomolecules, 2018
Membrane fusion proteins are responsible for viral entry into host cells—a crucial first step in viral infection. These proteins undergo large conformational changes from pre-fusion to fusion-initiation structures, and, despite differences in viral
Anna Lappala, Wataru Nishima, Jacob Miner, Paul Fenimore, Will Fischer, Peter Hraber, Ming Zhang, Benjamin McMahon, Chang-Shung Tung   +8 more
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Protein transduction: A novel tool for tissue regeneration [PDF]

, 2002
Tissue regeneration in humans is limited and excludes vitals organs like heart and brain. Transformation experiments with oncogenes like T antigen have shown that retrodifferentiation of the respective cells is possible but hard to control. To bypass the
Derer W., Han K., Ho A., Park J., Theodore L.   +4 more
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Structure of the Core Postfusion Porcine Endogenous Retrovirus Fusion Protein

mBio, 2022
Retroviral elements from endogenous retroviruses have functions in mammalian physiology. The best-known examples are the envelope proteins that function in placenta development and immune suppression.
Trevor T. Dean, Vitor Hugo B. Serrão, Jeffrey E. Lee   +2 more
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The M, E, and N structural proteins of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus are required for efficient assembly, trafficking, and release of virus-like particles [PDF]

, 2008
Copyright @ 2008 American Society for Microbiology.The production of virus-like particles (VLPs) constitutes a relevant and safe model to study molecular determinants of virion egress.
Altmeyer, R, Bruzzone, R, Chan, CM, Escriou, N, Kien, F, Lo, J, Nal, B, Nicholls, JM, Peiris, JSM, Siu, YL, Teoh, KT, Tsao, SW   +11 more
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