In search of cathepsins: how reovirus enters host cells

DNA Cell Biol. 2012 Dec;31(12):1646-9. doi: 10.1089/dna.2012.1868. Epub 2012 Nov 7.

Abstract

Encapsidated viruses bind cell surface receptors and enter through receptor-mediated endocytosis. The next step in infection requires uncoating of the virion. In this inaugural BIT, the role of proteases of the Cathepsin family, which are found endosomes, are critical for viral replication.

MeSH terms

  • Cathepsins / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Reoviridae / physiology*
  • Reoviridae Infections / genetics
  • Reoviridae Infections / metabolism
  • Reoviridae Infections / virology
  • Virus Internalization*

Substances

  • Cathepsins