The Vaccinia virus chondroitin sulfate binding protein drives host membrane curvature to facilitate fusion
L. Pokorny, J. J. Burden, D. Albrecht, R. Bamford, K. E. Leigh, P. Sridhar, T. J. Knowles, Y. Modis, J. Mercer
This study shows that the vaccinia virus D8 protein drives host membrane curvature to facilitate fusion by guiding virion binding orientation and promoting membrane invagination.
bioRxiv · Mar 10, 2022Microbiology