Rubella virus: first calcium-requiring viral fusion protein.

Rubella virus (RuV) infection of pregnant women can cause fetal death, miscarriage, or severe fetal malformations, and remains a significant health problem in much of the underdeveloped world. RuV is a small enveloped RNA virus that infects target cells by receptor-mediated endocytosis and low pH-de...

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Main Authors: Mathieu Dubé, Felix A Rey, Margaret Kielian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-12-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4256232?pdf=render