Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a leading cause of acute respiratory infection,
particularly in children, immunocompromised patients, and the elderly. HMPV, which is …

Paramyxoviruses are a family of negative sense RNA viruses whose members cause
serious diseases in humans, such as measles virus, mumps virus and respiratory syncytial …

Viruses are the most abundant biological entities on earth and show remarkable diversity of
genome sequences, replication and expression strategies, and virion structures …

Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes severe respiratory illness in children and
the elderly. Here, using cryogenic electron microscopy and tomography combined with …

Abstract Ionic calcium (Ca 2+) is a versatile intracellular second messenger that plays
important roles in cellular physiological and pathological processes. Porcine …

Measles virus (MeV) remains a major human pathogen, but there are presently no licensed
antivirals to treat MeV or other paramyxoviruses. Here, we use cryo-electron tomography …

Paramyxovirus spread generally involves assembly of individual viral particles which then
infect target cells. We show that infection of human bronchial airway cells with human …

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infects epithelial cells of the respiratory tract and is a major
cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia in children and the elderly. The virus assembles and …

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the leading causes of viral respiratory tract
infection in infants, the elderly, and the immunocompromised worldwide, causing more …

Influenza A virus, a member of the Orthomyxoviridae family of enveloped viruses, is one of
the human and animal top killers, and its structure and components are therefore extensively …