Research Project
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Poliovirus (PV) is known to be the causative agent of poliomyelitis. The productive infection of this virus is governed by a specific cell surface molecule that serves as the PV receptor (PVR). While the molecular mechanism of unproductive and PVR-independent blood-brain barrier (BBB) pathway is unclear.We identified the transferrin receptor 1 (TfR1) of brain capillary endotherial cells as a binding protein to PV by using biochemical analysis and mass spectrography. Our data indicate that TfR1 is a receptor for PV BBB-permeation.
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