A cell fusion-based screening method identifies glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored protein Ly6e as the receptor for mouse endogenous retroviral envelope syncytin-A

Journal of Virology

Volumn 91, Issue 18, 2017, Pages

  Bacquin, Agathe ^a   Bireau, Caroline ^a   Tanguy, Maxime ^a   Romanet, Charlotte ^a   Vernochet, Cécile ^a   Dupressoir, Anne ^a   Heidmann, Thierry ^a  

^a INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

Author keywords

Endogenous retrovirus; Envelope protein; Mouse; Placenta; Receptor; Syncytin

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; LY ANTIGEN; LY6 PROTEIN, MOUSE; PLACENTA PROTEIN; SYNCYTIN-A PROTEIN, MOUSE;

ANIMAL; CELL FUSION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, LY; CELL FUSION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE KNOCKDOWN TECHNIQUES; GENETIC TESTING; MICE; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE;

EID: 85028350363     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: 10985514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00832-17     Document Type: Article

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