Mechanisms of Viral Membrane Fusion and Its Inhibition
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- 1 June 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Annual Reviews in Annual Review of Biochemistry
- Vol. 70 (1), 777-810
- https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.biochem.70.1.777
Abstract
Viral envelope glycoproteins promote viral infection by mediating the fusion of the viral membrane with the host-cell membrane. Structural and biochemical studies of two viral glycoproteins, influenza hemagglutinin and HIV-1 envelope protein, have led to a common model for viral entry. The fusion mechanism involves a transient conformational species that can be targeted by therapeutic strategies. This mechanism of infectivity is likely utilized by a wide variety of enveloped viruses for which similar therapeutic interventions should be possible.Keywords
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