Glucosylceramide synthase maintains influenza virus entry and infection.

Influenza virus is an enveloped virus wrapped in a lipid bilayer derived from the host cell plasma membrane. Infection by influenza virus is dependent on these host cell lipids, which include sphingolipids. Here we examined the role of the sphingolipid, glucosylceramide, in influenza virus infection...

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Main Authors: Kelly Drews, Michael P Calgi, William Casey Harrison, Camille M Drews, Pedro Costa-Pinheiro, Jeremy Joseph Porter Shaw, Kendra A Jobe, John D Han, Todd E Fox, Judith M White, Mark Kester
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228735