Abstract

Mammalian MXRA8 functions as a receptor for chikungunya and other related alphaviruses. A recent study in Cell molecularly characterizes host-specific receptor usage, specifically showing avian MXRA8 acts as a receptor for several alphaviruses with avian reservoirs in an inverted manner relative to alphaviruses that use mammalian MXRA8 as a receptor.

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