What Came First—the Virus or the Egg?

Publication date: 23 February 2017
Source:Cell, Volume 168, Issue 5
Author(s): Robert W. Doms
Three recent studies find that the single-pass transmembrane protein HAP2 mediates gamete fusion and is remarkably similar to class II fusion proteins found in viruses such as dengue and Zika.

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Three recent studies find that the single-pass transmembrane protein HAP2, which has a universal role in mediating gamete fusion is remarkably similar to class II fusion proteins found in viruses such as Dengue and Zika.


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