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Source: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-08/plos-crc082211.php
Public release date: 25-Aug-2011
Contact: Christopher Richardson
chris.richardson@dal.ca
902-494-6876
Public Library of Science
Cell receptor could allow measles virus to target tumors
PVRL4 (Nectin 4) is a receptor for measles virus
Canadian researchers have discovered that a tumor cell marker is a receptor for measles virus, suggesting the possible use of measles virus to help fight cancer. Their findings appear in the Open Access journal PLoS Pathogens on August 25th.
Viruses cause infection by attaching to specific proteins on cell surfaces called receptors. Dr. Chris Richardson of Dalhousie Medical School in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and colleagues found that the tumor cell marker, PVRL4 (Nectin 4), is a receptor for measles virus...
Public release date: 25-Aug-2011
Contact: Christopher Richardson
chris.richardson@dal.ca
902-494-6876
Public Library of Science
Cell receptor could allow measles virus to target tumors
PVRL4 (Nectin 4) is a receptor for measles virus
Canadian researchers have discovered that a tumor cell marker is a receptor for measles virus, suggesting the possible use of measles virus to help fight cancer. Their findings appear in the Open Access journal PLoS Pathogens on August 25th.
Viruses cause infection by attaching to specific proteins on cell surfaces called receptors. Dr. Chris Richardson of Dalhousie Medical School in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and colleagues found that the tumor cell marker, PVRL4 (Nectin 4), is a receptor for measles virus...