Viral entry is the first step of infection in the life cycle of a virus. When a virus achieves contact with a host cell, viral material is introduced into the host cell. Once the virus has entered the host cell, it will begin to produce proteins and, if the virus is successful, will gain control of the host cell.
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Date: November 17, 2022 Time: 8:00am PST, 11:00am EST Genome editing is—or will soon be—in the clinic for several diseases and more applications are currently under development....
Alphaviruses are enveloped RNA viruses that cause disease in humans ranging from acute febrile illness with rash and arthritis to lethal encephalitis. Like many other mosquito-borne viruses,...
Recent outbreaks of Ebola virus (EBOV) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have exposed our limited therapeutic options for such diseases and our poor understand...
Human intestinal epithelial cells (hIECs) are arranged as a monolayer of cells and provide the first line of defense against invading pathogens. Upon viral infection hIECs upregulate type I...
The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has led to a worldwide pandemic. Beside respiratory symptoms, infected people may develop neurologic dysfunctions such as loss of smell and taste, also seizures, a...