Abstract Background Coronaviruses (CoVs) primarily cause enzootic infections in birds and
mammals but, in the last few decades, have shown to be capable of infecting humans as …

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a single-stranded negative-sense RNA virus that is the
primary etiologic pathogen of bronchitis and pneumonia in infants and the elderly. Currently …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) envelope (E) protein is a
viroporin involved in virulence. E protein ion channel (IC) activity is specifically correlated …

Deletion of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV) envelope (E)
gene attenuates the virus. E gene encodes a small multifunctional protein that possesses …

Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an enveloped, nonsegmented negative-strand
RNA virus of family Paramyxoviridae. RSV is the most complex member of the family in …

The two major glycoproteins on the surface of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) virion, the
attachment glycoprotein (G) and the fusion glycoprotein (F), control the initial phases of …

Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a ubiquitous pathogen that infects everyone
worldwide early in life and is a leading cause of severe lower respiratory tract disease in the …

Wild-type human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) is a poor inducer of alpha/beta
interferons (IFN-α/β). However, recombinant HRSV lacking the NS1 and NS2 genes …

Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) belongs to the pneumovirus genus within the
family Paramyxoviridae and is a major cause of respiratory disease in young calves. BRSV …

Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) on the surface of cultured cells are important in the first step of
efficient respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. We evaluated the importance of sulfation …