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Viroporins: structure and biological functions

Viroporins are small, hydrophobic proteins that are encoded by a wide range of clinically relevant animal viruses. When these proteins oligomerize in host cell membranes, they form hydrophilic pores that disrupt a number of physiological properties of the cell. Viroporins are crucial for viral patho...

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Published in:Nat Rev Microbiol
Main Authors: Nieva, José Luis, Madan, Vanesa, Carrasco, Luis
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group UK 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7097105/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22751485
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro2820
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