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The poliovirus receptor: a hook, or an unzipper?
1Department of Microbiology, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, USA. racaniello@cuccfa.ccc.columbia.edu
Structure (London, England : 1993)
|July 15, 1996
Abstract:
The cell receptor for poliovirus may be more than a simple "snare' that attaches virus to cells. Recent results indicate that receptor binding may cause conformational changes in the virus that lead to uncoating of the viral RNA.