Endothelial targeting of cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV) via surface vimentin.

Cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV) is a plant comovirus in the picornavirus superfamily, and is used for a wide variety of biomedical and material science applications. Although its replication is restricted to plants, CPMV binds to and enters mammalian cells, including endothelial cells and particularly tu...

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Main Authors: Kristopher J Koudelka, Giuseppe Destito, Emily M Plummer, Sunia A Trauger, Gary Siuzdak, Marianne Manchester
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-05-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2670497?pdf=render