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Editorial
. 2020 Nov 7;9(11):2431.
doi: 10.3390/cells9112431.

Cell Biology of Viral Infections

Pierre-Yves Lozach  1
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Editorial

Cell Biology of Viral Infections

Pierre-Yves Lozach. Cells. .

Abstract

Viruses exhibit an elegant simplicity, as they are so basic, but so frightening. Although only a few are life threatening, they have substantial implications for human health and the economy, as exemplified by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Viruses are rather small infectious agents found in all types of life forms, from animals and plants to prokaryotes and archaebacteria. They are obligate intracellular parasites, and as such, subvert many molecular and cellular processes of the host cell to ensure their own replication, amplification, and subsequent spread. This special issue addresses the cell biology of viral infections based on a collection of original research articles, communications, opinions, and reviews on various aspects of virus-host cell interactions. Together, these articles not only provide a glance into the latest research on the cell biology of viral infections, but also include novel technological developments.

Keywords: 3D cell culture; cell death; cell stress responses; host-virus interactions; inclusion bodies; intracellular trafficking; organoid; pluripotent stem cells; signaling pathways; virus.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author declares no conflict of interest.

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Number of articles on emerging viruses referenced by PuMed.gov. The keywords cancer, virus, HIV, and hepatitis viruses (A to E) were inputted into the search engine. Similarly, the WHO blueprint list represents the sum of results obtained for the next 10 keywords: Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever, Ebola, Marburg, Lassa fever, Middle East and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus, Nipah, henipa, Rift Valley fever, and Zika.
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