We found that Lassa virus readily engaged its cell-surface receptor α-dystroglycan in avian cells, but virus entry in susceptible species involved a ...

Ebola virus and Lassa virus belong to different virus families that can cause viral hemorrhagic fever, a life- threatening disease in humans with limited treatment.

Keywords: Lassa virus; tyrosine kinase receptors; Axl; HGFR; alternative viral receptors; macropinocytosis; antiviral agents. 1. Introduction.

Lassa mammarenavirus gains entry into the host cell by means of the cell-surface receptor the alpha-dystroglycan (alpha-DG), a versatile ...

Final Report Summary - LASSA VIRUS RECEPTOR (The interaction of Lassa virus with its cellular receptor alpha-dystroglycan). Background and project ...

FP7,LASSA VIRUS RECEPTOR,PEOPLE-2007-4-3.IRG,CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE VAUDOIS(CH)

2.1. α-Dystroglycan (α-DG) Is the Principal Receptor for LASV Entry · 2.2. LASV Can Use Phosphatidylserine Receptors to Enter the Cell · 2.3. DC- ...

Abstract. The cellular receptor for the Old World arenaviruses Lassa fever virus (LFV) and lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) has recently been identified ...

The pathogenic Old World arenavirus Lassa virus (LASV) causes a severe hemorrhagic fever with a high rate of mortality in humans. Several LASV receptors ...

LASSA VIRUS SHOWS COMPLEX RECEPTOR USE. The first LASV receptor was identified as dystroglycan (DG), a ubiquitously expressed conserved cellular ...