Poxvirus multiprotein entry-fusion complex
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Poxvirus multiprotein entry-fusion complex.
Poxviruses have evolved elaborate mechanisms for cell entry, assembly, and exocytosis. Recently, four vaccinia virus membrane proteins, namely A21, A28, H2 and L5, were reported to be necessary for cell entry and virus-induced cell-cell fusion but not for virion morphogenesis or attachment of virus particles to cells. Using immunoaffinity purification followed by mass spectrometry, we now show ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0027-8424,1091-6490
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0509239102