«Now, using genomic methods that were not available 10 years ago, it appears that components made by
the virus interact with human DNA in the places where the genetic risk of disease is increased,» Harley says.
Not exact matches
It
interacts with a
human plasma - membrane lipid, phosphatidylserine, to facilitate replication of the
virus.
«This means, in conjunction
with our previous research papers, that Ebola
virus VP40 can assemble and
interact with human phosphatidylserine to generate the lipid coat of the
virus,» Stahelin said.
Proteins EDD1 and TIP60 were found to
interact with the
Human Papilloma
Virus (HPV), which causes cervical cancer in
humans.
Previous laboratory studies have shown that antibodies produced by the
human immune system to fight dengue
virus can also
interact with Zika
virus (ZIKV) without inactivating it.
Moreover, it is possible that the
human IgG will be capable of
interacting with the
human immune system to neutralize and clear
virus in ways that despeciated antibodies can not.
«Once it infects a
human cell, the
virus could
interact with human enzymes to produce these small RNAs, which could in turn alter brain development and lead to microcephaly.»
Tsibane T, Ekiert DC, Krause JC, Martinez O, Crowe JE, Wilson IA, Basler CF. Influenza
human monoclonal antibody 1F1
interacts with three major antigenic sites and residues mediating
human receptor specificity in H1N1
viruses.
Bacteria,
viruses, fungi, and parasites can
interact with our
human cells in a variety of helpful ways.