Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, and Alan Dove
Vincent, Dickson, Rich, and Alan review cell proteins essential for entry of hepatitis C, Ebola, and measles viruses.
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- Niemann-Pick C1 is entry factor for HCV (Nature Med)
- Ebola virus entry requires Niemann-Pick C1 (Nature one, two)
- Nectin-4 is measles virus epithelial receptor (Nature, PLoS Pathogens)
- An exit strategy for measles virus (Science)
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