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Preferred term

Receptors, Virus  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Specific molecular components of the cell capable of recognizing and interacting with a virus, and which, after binding it, are capable of generating some signal that initiates the chain of events leading to the biological response. A surface protein on a cell that interacts with a virus thus initiating a chain of events leading to the internalization of the virus or the viral genetic material. Protein, carbohydrate, or lipid factors on the surface of a susceptible cell that facilitate the binding of a virus to the entry receptor.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Virus Receptor
  • Virus Receptors

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-PX1P6KFJ-5

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