Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent
of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is highly contagious and remains a major public …

The causative agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). For many viruses, tissue tropism is determined by …

The past few years have brought substantial progress toward understanding how human
cytomegalovirus (HCMV) enters the remarkably wide spectrum of cell types and tissues that …

There is an urgent need for vaccines and therapeutics to prevent and treat COVID-19. Rapid
SARS-CoV-2 countermeasure development is contingent on the availability of robust …

Characterizing cell surface receptors mediating viral infection is critical for understanding
viral tropism and develo** antiviral therapies. Nevertheless, due to challenges associated …

Alphaviruses, like many other arthropod-borne viruses, infect vertebrate species and insect
vectors separated by hundreds of millions of years of evolutionary history. Entry into …

The causative agent of the current pandemic and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is
the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Understanding how …

Lassa virus (LASV) is a human pathogen, causing substantial morbidity and mortality,.
Similar to other Arenaviridae, it presents a class-I spike complex on its surface that facilitates …

Highlights•Most mammalian virus families use cell-surface glycans as receptors.•Glycan
receptors are diverse in structure and distribution, giving rise to species and tissue …

In order to replicate, most pathogens need to enter their target cells. Many viruses enter the
host cell through an endocytic pathway and hijack endosomes for their journey towards sites …