Background Canine distemper virus (CDV), currently termed Canine morbillivirus, is an
extremely contagious disease that affects dogs. It is identified as a multiple cell tropism …

The paramyxovirus family contains many common human pathogenic viruses, including
measles, mumps, the parainfluenza viruses, respiratory syncytial virus, human …

Abstract Circulation of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XBB has resulted in the emergence of XBB.
1.5, a new Variant of Interest. Our phylogenetic analysis suggests that XBB. 1.5 evolved from …

Vaccine and laboratory adapted strains of measles virus can use CD46 as a receptor to
infect many human cell lines. However, wild type isolates of measles virus cannot use CD46 …

Measles remains an important cause of child morbidity and mortality worldwide despite the
availability of a safe and efficacious vaccine. The current measles virus (MeV) vaccine was …

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) and Rift Valley fever virus
(RVFV) are two arthropod-borne phleboviruses in the Bunyaviridae family, which cause …

Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) causes a severe contagious disease of sheep and
goats and has spread extensively through the developing world. Because of its …

Binding of herpes simplex virus (HSV) glycoprotein D (gD) to a cell surface receptor is
required to trigger membrane fusion during entry into host cells. Nectin-1 is a cell adhesion …

The paramyxovirus hemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN) protein plays multiple roles in viral
entry and egress, including binding to sialic acid receptors, activating the fusion (F) protein …

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