Cellular Attachment and Entry Factors for Chikungunya Virus
2019; Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute; Volume: 11; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês
10.3390/v11111078
ISSN1999-4915
Autores Tópico(s)Viral Infections and Vectors
ResumoChikungunya virus (CHIKV) is clinically the most relevant member of the Alphavirus genus. Like alphaviruses in general, CHIKV has the capacity to infect a large variety of cells, tissues, and species. This broad host tropism of CHIKV indicates that the virus uses a ubiquitously expressed receptor to infect cells. This review summarizes the current knowledge available on cellular CHIKV receptors and the attachment factors used by CHIKV.
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