Influenza A virus exploits transferrin receptor recycling to enter host cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2023; 120 (21) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2214936120 Cite This Page : ...

These viruses can also wreak havoc on animals, as in the case of avian flu. A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has identified how the influenza A virus manages to penetrate cells to infect ...

As cases of H5N1 bird flu rise across the U.S., some of us may be more immune to the virus than others. Many people may have immune cells called "T cells" primed and ready to fight the "highly ...

"When a flu virus infects a cell, its genetic material goes in as multiple different segments or pieces," she explained in the video, posted November 18, 2024.

The flu virus is constantly evolving, meaning immunity from past infections or vaccinations may not fully protect against new ...

An image from a scanning electron microscopy shows human lung cells coinfected with Flu-A and RSV producing hybrid viral particles. Flu particles (pink) and RSV filaments (green) bud from the cell ...

Scientists have discovered that H5N1, the strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus currently spreading in U.S. dairy cows, only needs a single mutation to readily latch on to human cells ...

The mutations in the bird flu, or H5N1, viruses that caused severe infections in British Columbia and Louisiana both occurred in a protein on the surface of the virus that allows it to attach to ...

Tiny genetic alterations could help the bird flu virus enter cells in the upper respiratory tract, ... A colorized electron microscope image of avian influenza H5N1 virus particles, shown in yellow.

How the flu virus hacks our cells. Université de Genève. Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences DOI 10.1073/pnas.2214936120. Keywords ...