Ion channels are membrane proteins that are found in a number of viruses and which are of
crucial physiological importance in the viral life cycle. They have one common feature in that …

Viral ion channels are short membrane proteins with 50–120 amino acids and play an
important role either in regulating virus replication, such as virus entry, assembly and …

One of the features of cytolytic viral infection of cells is an increase in plasma membrane
permeability. The loss of cellular metabolites and osmotic effects eventually lead to rupture …

Pathogenicity and virulence are multifactorial traits, depending on interaction of viruses with
susceptible cells and organisms. The ion channels coded by viruses, viroporins, represent …

The recent special issue of FEBS Letters devoted to Viral Ion Channels (552/1, 18
September 2003) described a number of viral proteins that are thought to have an important …

Viral ion channels are short auxiliary membrane proteins with a length of ca. 100 amino
acids. They are found in enveloped viruses from influenza A, influenza B and influenza C …

The current COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for the research community to
develop a better understanding of viruses, in particular their modes of infection and …

In 1996, three viral proteins, NB of influenza B virus prior to molecular cloning of the cDNA
and the expression of the ion channel in heterologous systems. Thus, and Vpu and Vpr of …

Ion channels play key roles in almost all facets of cellular physiology and have emerged as
key host cell factors for a multitude of viral infections. A catalogue of ion channel-blocking …

Coronaviruses are divided into three groups, depending on the sequence homology and
antigen cross-reactivity. Groups 1 and 2 contain the mammalian coronaviruses, and group 3 …