Glu333 in rabies virus glycoprotein is involved in virus attenuation through astrocyte infection and interferon responses
Yukari Itakura, Koshiro Tabata, Kohei Morimoto, Naoto Ito, Herman M. Chambaro, Ryota Eguchi, Ken‐ichi Otsuguro, William W. Hall, Yasuko Orba, Hirofumi Sawa, Michihito Sasaki
Abstract
contributes to RABV attenuation by determining the ability of the virus to infect astrocytes and stimulate subsequent IFN responses.
Topics & Concepts
VirologyRabies virusBiologyInterferonVirusTropismAstrocyteVirulenceImmune systemLyssavirusRhabdoviridaeNeurotropic virusTissue tropismViral replicationGlycoproteinMicrobiologyMolecular biologyImmunologyGeneGeneticsCentral nervous systemNeuroscienceRabies epidemiology and controlVirology and Viral DiseasesViral Infections and Outbreaks Research