Real-time Ebola fusion system yields clues to stopping infection
Thursday, February 11, 2016 - 16:10
in Biology & Nature
The first real-time system has been developed to watch directly through the microscope as Ebola-like virus particles fuse with human cells to infect them. Their findings reveal key host cell and viral proteins that direct fusion and Ebola infection. Such knowledge is crucial for designing future drugs or vaccines to prevent this deadly disease.