Depletion of Host and Viral Sphingomyelin Impairs Influenza Virus Infection

Influenza A virus (IAV) is a major human respiratory pathogen causing annual epidemics as well as periodic pandemics. A complete understanding of the virus pathogenesis and host factors involved in the viral lifecycle is crucial for developing novel therapeutic approaches. Sphingomyelin (SM) is the...

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Main Authors: Amani Audi, Nadia Soudani, Ghassan Dbaibo, Hassan Zaraket
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00612/full