Researchers found a protein that's essential for an enterovirus to enter human cells. Although not the infamous example—that ...

The spike protein of the coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2, binds to ACE2, a receptor on the host cells, which allows the virus to enter the cells and infect it. Binding is the first step for infection, and ...

As scientists, we often think we understand a virus—its structure, its tricks, the way it moves through the body. But every ...

New research shows how small shifts in the molecular makeup of a virus can profoundly alter its fate. These shifts could turn ...

Viruses like SARS-CoV-2 use sugar molecules to hide from the immune system, but scientists at Scripps Research have designed ...

In 1986, his team pinpointed the site in a cold virus where anti-viral agents bind and work to prevent the virus from reproducing. In 1998, his team solved the structure of a receptor that is used by ...

Other than priming certain viral surface proteins for fusion, cleavage generates a carboxy-terminal RXXR sequence. This C-end Rule (CendR) motif is known to bind to neuropilin (NRP) receptors on the ...

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The distribution of flu virus receptors in cow mammary glands helps explain the high H5N1 viral loads in milk, but it also raises concerns about risks to human health. Danielle is a Senior Editor at ...