DC-SIGN and L-SIGN Are Attachment Factors That Promote Infection of Target Cells by Human Metapneumovirus in the Presence or Absence of Cellular Glycosaminoglycans

Leah Gillespie; Kathleen Gerstenberg; Fernanda Ana-Sosa-Batiz; Matthew S Parsons; Rubaiyea Farrukee; Mark Krabbe; Kirsten Spann; Andrew G Brooks; Sarah L Londrigan; Patrick C Reading

Journal article

DC-SIGN and L-SIGN Are Attachment Factors That Promote Infection of Target Cells by Human Metapneumovirus in the Presence or Absence of Cellular Glycosaminoglycans

Leah Gillespie, Kathleen Gerstenberg, Fernanda Ana-Sosa-Batiz, Matthew S Parsons, Rubaiyea Farrukee, Mark Krabbe, Kirsten Spann, Andrew G Brooks, Sarah L Londrigan, Patrick C Reading

Journal of Virology | AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY | Published : 2016

DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00537-16

University of Melbourne Researchers

Matt Parsons Author Microbiology and Immunology

Patrick Reading Author Microbiology and Immunology

Andrew Brooks Author Microbiology and Immunology

Sarah Londrigan Author Microbiology and Immunology

Rubaiyea Farrukee Author Microbiology and Immunology

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Grants

Awarded by Department of Health \ National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)

Funding Acknowledgements

This work, including the efforts of Sarah L. Londrigan and Patrick C. Reading, was funded by Department of Health vertical bar National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (1083307 and 1027545).