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Hantaviruses - Psychology, Special Needs, Health - Posted: 25th Nov, 2018 - 8:00pm
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Hantaviruses
How hantaviruses infect lung cells. Hantaviruses cause severe and sometimes fatal respiratory infections, but how they infect lung cells has been a mystery. Researchers report that hantaviruses gain entry to lung cells by 'unlocking' a cell-surface receptor called protocadherin-1 (PCDH1). Deleting this receptor made lab animals highly resistant to infection. The findings show that targeting PCDH1 could be a useful strategy against deadly hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. Source 9e.
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