A matrix-less measles virus is infectious and elicits extensive cell fusion: Consequences for propagation in the brain

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 3899-3908

  Cathomen, Toni ^e   Mrkic, Branka ^a   Spehner, Daniele ^d   Drillien, Robert ^d   Naef, Roland ^b   Pavlovic, Jovan ^c   Aguzzi, Adriano ^a   Billeter, Martin A ^a   Cattaneo, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Inst F Medizinische Virologie   (Switzerland)

^d Etablissement de Transfus Sanguine   (France)

^e SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell to cell fusion; Envelope protein cytoplasmic tail; Matrix protein; Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis; Virus assembly

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MATRIX PROTEIN; VIRUS GLYCOPROTEIN; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFECTION; CELL FUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEASLES VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS INFECTIVITY; VIRUS NUCLEOCAPSID; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0032527807     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.14.3899     Document Type: Article

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