Selected article for: "EBOV rna and negative sense"

Author: Hunt, Catherine L.; Lennemann, Nicholas J.; Maury, Wendy
Title: Filovirus Entry: A Novelty in the Viral Fusion World
  • Document date: 2012_2_7
  • ID: 1j9zmuub_1
    Snippet: Filoviruses (family Mononegavirales, genera Ebolavirus (EBOV) and Marburgvirus (MARV)) are single-stranded, negative-sense RNA viruses that exhibit a unique heterogeneous filamentous structure. Both EBOV and MARV infect a wide variety of mammals and this wide tropism has complicated the identification of cellular proteins required for viral entry. A hemorrhagic fever is caused by these viruses in humans, non-human primates and perhaps other mamma.....
    Document: Filoviruses (family Mononegavirales, genera Ebolavirus (EBOV) and Marburgvirus (MARV)) are single-stranded, negative-sense RNA viruses that exhibit a unique heterogeneous filamentous structure. Both EBOV and MARV infect a wide variety of mammals and this wide tropism has complicated the identification of cellular proteins required for viral entry. A hemorrhagic fever is caused by these viruses in humans, non-human primates and perhaps other mammals and is associated with high morbidity and mortality during outbreaks. No therapeutic drugs or vaccines are currently available to treat or prevent filoviral infection. Because of this and the high lethality associated with infection, filoviruses are considered Category A Priority Pathogens by NIAID and, in recent years, much research has focused on understanding how these viruses bind to and enter permissive cells.

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