Three measles virus cell receptors have been identified so ... In this study, we solved the structure of the membrane-distal domain of human nectin-4 in complex with MV-H. The structure shows ...

"By studying the structure of the virus, we can gain insights into the chemical and biological activity that occurs when the virus infects a human cell, and develop experiments to identify and target ...

These researchers use high-resolution imaging techniques to examine a virus’s molecular structure—and uncover where a virus is vulnerable to new therapies. In a new Cell study, scientists in LJI’s ...

This is the normal temperature of the human body, and it implies that structure plays a central role the way the virus delivers its genetic material into a cell – the first step in an infection.

Viruses cannot replicate on their own, so they must infect cells in your body to make more copies of themselves. The life cycle of a virus can thus be roughly described as: get inside a cell ...

Cell membranes make up the exterior of ... The bilayer is even part of the structure and function of many viruses such as influenza and SARS-Covid-2. Viral particles can use it as a protective ...

COVID-19, flu, mpox, noroviral diarrhea: How do the viruses that cause these diseases actually infect you? Viruses cannot replicate on their own, so they must infect cells in your body to make more ...

Viruses are entirely dependent on their hosts to reproduce. They ransack living cells for parts and energy and hijack the host's cellular machinery to ...

The virus that causes COVID-19 can alter the genomic structure of cells, which may explain the immunological symptoms that someone experiences from an infection, according to a new study from ...