mSphere of Influence: Apoptotic Mimicry and Virus Entry.

Published in: mSphere (2021)

Melinda A. Brindley works in the field of virology with specific interests in understanding how viruses enter cells. In this mSphere of Influence article, she reflects on how the paper "Vaccinia virus uses macropinocytosis and apoptotic mimicry to enter host cells" by J. Mercer and A. Helenius (Science 320:531-535, 2008, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1155164) made an impact on her by expanding our understanding of virus-host interactions and virus-cell binding.

Keyphrases

induced apoptosis
cell death
cell cycle arrest
public health
single cell
stem cells
disease virus
signaling pathway
oxidative stress
anti inflammatory
mesenchymal stem cells
binding protein
dna binding