Glycosaminoglycans and Sialylated Glycans Sequentially Facilitate Merkel Cell Polyomavirus Infectious Entry

Rachel M. Schowalter; Diana V. Pastrana; Christopher B. Buck

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1002161

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Glycosaminoglycans and Sialylated Glycans Sequentially Facilitate Merkel Cell Polyomavirus Infectious Entry

Rachel M. Schowalter,

Affiliation Tumor Virus Molecular Biology Section, Laboratory of Cellular Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Diana V. Pastrana,

Affiliation Tumor Virus Molecular Biology Section, Laboratory of Cellular Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Christopher B. Buck

* E-mail: buckc@mail.nih.gov

Affiliation Tumor Virus Molecular Biology Section, Laboratory of Cellular Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Glycosaminoglycans and Sialylated Glycans Sequentially Facilitate Merkel Cell Polyomavirus Infectious Entry

Rachel M. Schowalter,
Diana V. Pastrana,
Christopher B. Buck

Published: July 28, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1002161

About the Authors

Rachel M. Schowalter

Affiliation Tumor Virus Molecular Biology Section, Laboratory of Cellular Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Diana V. Pastrana

Affiliation Tumor Virus Molecular Biology Section, Laboratory of Cellular Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Christopher B. Buck

* E-mail: buckc@mail.nih.gov

Affiliation Tumor Virus Molecular Biology Section, Laboratory of Cellular Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RMS DVP CBB. Performed the experiments: RMS DVP. Analyzed the data: RMS DVP. Wrote the paper: RMS.

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