Structural biology: An alphavirus puzzle solved.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Alphaviruses infect their host by binding cellular receptors and fusing with cell membranes. New structures define the receptor-binding protein of these viruses and its regulation of the membrane-fusion reaction.