"Virus Attachment" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The binding of virus particles to receptors on the host cell surface. For enveloped viruses, the virion ligand is usually a surface glycoprotein as is the cellular receptor. For non-enveloped viruses, the virus CAPSID serves as the ligand.
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D053585
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G06.920.868
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Virus Attachment" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of Nucleoporin-Mediated Chromatin Localization and Nuclear Architecture on HIV Integration Site Selection. J Virol. 2015 Oct; 89(19):9702-5.
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[Conservation of cyclophilin A interaction with the capsid of prehistoric lentiviruses]. Med Sci (Paris). 2011 Jun-Jul; 27(6-7):574-5.
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Donor variability in HIV binding to peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Virol J. 2008 Aug 15; 5:95.
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HIV infection of mononuclear cells is calcium-dependent. Virus Res. 2006 Dec; 122(1-2):183-8.