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Identification of α-Dystroglycan as a Receptor for Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus and Lassa Fever Virus
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A peripheral membrane protein that is interactive with lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) was purified from cells permissive to infection. Tryptic peptides from this protein were determined to be α-dystroglycan (α-DG). Several strains of LCMV and other arenaviruses, including Lassa fever virus (LFV), Oliveros, and Mobala, bound to purified α-DG protein. Soluble α-DG blocked both LCMV and LFV infection. Cells bearing a null mutation of the gene encoding DG were resistant to LCMV infection, and reconstitution of DG expression in null mutant cells restored susceptibility to LCMV infection. Thus, α-DG is a cellular receptor for both LCMV and LFV.
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- Cao, W., Henry, M. D., Borrow, P., Yamada, H., Elder, J. H., Ravkov, E. V., Nichol, S. T., Compans, R. W., Campbell, K. P., & Oldstone, M. B. A.
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- 1998-12-11
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- 282
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- 5396
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- 2079-2081
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- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
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- W2004228578
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- 14.56
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- journal article
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- en
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