TY - BOOK AU - Pöhlmann,Stefan AU - Simmons,Graham ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Viral Entry into Host Cells T2 - Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, SN - 9781461476511 AV - R-RZ U1 - 610 23 PY - 2013/// CY - New York, NY PB - Springer New York, Imprint: Springer KW - Medicine KW - Cell biology KW - Biomedicine KW - Biomedicine general KW - Cell Biology N1 - Attachment Factors -- Picornavirus Entry -- Reovirus Receptors, Cell Entry, and Proapoptotic Signaling -- Entry of Influenza Virus -- Filovirus Entry -- Paramyxovirus Entry -- Cellular entry of retroviruses -- Class II Fusion Proteins -- Entry of Rhabdoviruses into Animal Cells -- Entry of Herpesviruses into Cells: The Enigma Variations N2 - For a virus to invade a host cell it needs to penetrate the physical barrier imposed by the plasma membrane. Viruses have evolved specialized surface proteins to meet this challenge. These proteins facilitate delivery of the viral genetic information into the host cell by either fusing the viral envelope with a host cell membrane or by forming membrane pores. Membrane fusion and pore formation critically depend on the engagement of host cell receptors and receptor choice is a key determinant of viral tropism. The multi-faceted interplay between viral and cellular factors during virus entry is a fascinating field of study, which can provide important insight into viral pathogenesis and define new targets for intervention. This book provides a comprehensive overview of this exciting field of research UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7651-1 ER -