Highlights•Most paramyxoviruses require attachment and fusion (F) proteins for cell
entry.•Competing 'clamp'and 'provocateur'models have been proposed as entry …

Measles virus (MeV), a highly contagious member of the Paramyxoviridae family, causes
measles in humans. The Paramyxoviridae family of negative single-stranded enveloped …

Research in the last decade has uncovered many new paramyxoviruses, airborne agents
that cause epidemic diseases in animals including humans. Most paramyxoviruses enter …

Respirovirus 3 is a leading cause of severe acute respiratory infections in vulnerable human
populations. Entry into host cells is facilitated by the attachment glycoprotein and the fusion …

Langya virus (LayV) is a paramyxovirus in the Henipavirus genus, closely related to the
deadly Nipah (NiV) and Hendra (HeV) viruses, that was identified in August 2022 through …

The Paramyxoviridae include some of the great and ubiquitous disease-causing viruses of
humans and animals. In most paramyxoviruses, two viral membrane glycoproteins, fusion …

Nipah virus (NiV) is a paramyxovirus that infects host cells through the coordinated efforts of
two envelope glycoproteins. The G glycoprotein attaches to cell receptors, triggering the …

Hendra virus (HeV) is one of the two prototypical members of the Henipavirus genus of
paramyxoviruses, which are designated biosafety level 4 (BSL-4) organisms due to the high …

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the leading causes of viral respiratory tract
infection in infants, the elderly, and the immunocompromised worldwide, causing more …

Paramyxovirus (PMV) entry requires the coordinated action of two envelope glycoproteins,
the receptor binding protein (RBP) and fusion protein (F). The sequence of events that …