During entry of alphaviruses, the E1 glycoprotein molecules probably form two separate populations that generate either a fusion pore or ion-permeable pores

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1695-1701

  Wengler, Gerd ^a   Koschinski, Andreas ^b   Wengler, Gisela ^a   Repp, Holger ^b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY GIESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS FUSION PROTEIN; VIRUS GLYCOPROTEIN;

ALPHA VIRUS; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSOME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ION PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE FUSION; NONHUMAN; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; VIRUS ENVELOPE; CHEMISTRY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; SEMLIKI FOREST ALPHAVIRUS;

ALPHAVIRUS; SEMLIKI FOREST VIRUS;

HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MEMBRANE FUSION; SEMLIKI FOREST VIRUS; VIRAL FUSION PROTEINS;

EID: 2942674829     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.79845-0     Document Type: Article

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