Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of lower respiratory tract disease in
young children and elderly people. Although the virus was isolated in 1955, an effective …

Membrane fusion is an essential step when enveloped viruses enter cells. Lipid bilayer
fusion requires catalysis to overcome a high kinetic barrier; viral fusion proteins are the …

The tremendous pandemic potential of coronaviruses was demonstrated twice in the past
few decades by two global outbreaks of deadly pneumonia. The coronavirus spike (S) …

Emergence of new virus and their heterogeneity are growing at an alarming rate. Sudden
outburst of Nipah virus (NiV) has raised serious question about their instant management …

Nipah virus (NiV) and Hendra virus (HeV) are highly pathogenic zoonotic henipaviruses
(HNVs) responsible for recurrent outbreaks of encephalitis and respiratory illness. As the …

In biomembrane fusion pathways, membranes are destabilized through insertions of
amphipathic protein segments, lipid reorganization via hemifusion, protein restructuring, and …

Nipah virus (NiV) is a highly lethal zoonotic paramyxovirus that emerged in Malaysia in
1998. It is a human pathogen capable of causing severe respiratory infection and …

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

Abstract Hendra virus (HeV) and Nipah virus (NiV) are henipaviruses (HNVs) causing
respiratory illness and severe encephalitis in humans, with fatality rates of 50–100%. There …

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