Uncovering the role of membrane sugars in flu infection
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 - 11:00
in Biology & Nature
The flu virus relies on using human cells to reproduce and spread. But before it even gets to the cell surface, the virus must navigate the tall, dense forest of sugar-coated proteins on the cell surface known as the glycocalyx. New research from Stanford reveals how a class of particularly bushy proteins in this forest, called mucins, could hinder the flu's progression.