These steps can occur in close association with cellular structures, in particular cellular membranes and the cytoskeleton. Viruses are known to manipulate cells to facilitate their replication ...

In addition, we use other complementary methods such as X-ray crystallography and biochemistry to help connect the path from structure to function. Our recent research focuses on human pathogenic ...

His research involves studying the structure of viruses and how they interface with the cells of their hosts’ bodies — hence the mapping of the Zika antibodies. That structural understanding is key to ...

The central dogma of biology defines the flow of genetic information: It describes how proteins are made from mRNA templates, ...

Select any virus below to explore its structure and biology ... Glycoproteins typically bind to receptors on the membrane of a host cell. Viruses that do not bud from the host cell membrane ...

The measles virus is an enveloped virus bearing a lipid ... For infection to happen, the H protein first binds to a receptor on the target cell, and then the F protein changes its conformation ...

In most people, the lung-infecting pathogens known as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus (hMPV) ...