Identification of AXL as a co-receptor for human parvovirus B19 infection of human erythroid progenitors

• DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ade0869
• Publication Date: 2023-01-11T18:58:52Z
• Authors: Kang Ning; Wei Zou; Peng Xu; Fang Cheng; Elizabeth Yan Zhang; Aaron Zhang-Chen; Steve Kleiboeker; Jianming Qiu
• Keywords: Ex vivo; GAS6; Internalization

Parvovirus B19 (B19V) infects human erythroid progenitor cells (EPCs) and causes several hematological disorders fetal hydrops. Amino acid (aa) 5-68 of minor capsid protein VP1 (VP1u