Calcineurin phosphatase activity regulates Varicella-Zoster Virus induced cell-cell fusion.

Cell-cell fusion (abbreviated as cell fusion) is a characteristic pathology of medically important viruses, including varicella-zoster virus (VZV), the causative agent of chickenpox and shingles. Cell fusion is mediated by a complex of VZV glycoproteins, gB and gH-gL, and must be tightly regulated t...

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Main Authors: Momei Zhou, Vivek Kamarshi, Ann M Arvin, Stefan L Oliver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-11-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1009022