The cell adhesion molecule "CAR" and sialic acid on human erythrocytes influence adenovirus in vivo biodistribution.

Although it has been known for 50 years that adenoviruses (Ads) interact with erythrocytes ex vivo, the molecular and structural basis for this interaction, which has been serendipitously exploited for diagnostic tests, is unknown. In this study, we characterized the interaction between erythrocytes...

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Main Authors: Elena Seiradake, Daniel Henaff, Harald Wodrich, Olivier Billet, Matthieu Perreau, Claire Hippert, Franck Mennechet, Guy Schoehn, Hugues Lortat-Jacob, Hanna Dreja, Sandy Ibanes, Vasiliki Kalatzis, Jennifer P Wang, Robert W Finberg, Stephen Cusack, Eric J Kremer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19119424/?tool=EBI