Breaking the Barrier: Host Cell Invasion by Lujo Virus
Lujo virus (LUJV) is an arenavirus that emerged in 2008 associated with a cluster of human cases of severe hemorrhagic fever. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe</i>, Raaben et al. (2017) identify neuropilin (NRP)-2 as cell surface receptor and the tetraspannin protein CD63 as intracellular entry factor for LUJV.
Publisher URL: http://www.cell.com/cell-host-microbe/fulltext/S1931-3128(17)30449-3
DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2017.10.014
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