Coronavirus 19 Disease (COVID-19) originating in the province of Wuhan, China in 2019, is
caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2), whose …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has rapidly spread in
humans in almost every country, causing the disease COVID-19. Since the start of the …

The recently discovered coronavirus, known as SARS-CoV-2, is a highly contagious and
potentially lethal viral infection that was declared a pandemic by the World Health …

During membrane fusion, the outer leaflets of the two membranes merge first, whereas the
distal membrane leaflets remain separate until the opening of a fusion pore. This …

Viruses elicit a diverse spectrum of antiviral antibody responses. In this review, we discuss
two widely used experimental model systems for viral infections—non-cytopathic …

Flavivirus membrane fusion is mediated by a class II viral fusion protein, the major envelope
protein E, and the fusion process is extremely fast and efficient. Understanding of the …

ABSTRACT A number of flaviviruses are important human pathogens, including yellow
fever, dengue, West Nile, Japanese encephalitis, and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) viruses …

Infection of eukaryotic cells by enveloped viruses requires the merging of viral and cellular
membranes. Highly specific viral surface glycoproteins, named fusion proteins, catalyze this …

Integral membrane proteins are embedded in a watersolvated lipid bilayer that presents
contrasting features in an anisotropic, chemically heterogeneous environment. A …

A central event in the invasion of a host cell by an enveloped virus is the fusion of viral and
cell membranes. For many viruses, membrane fusion is driven by specific viral surface …