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Greasing the receptor

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Components of the sphingolipid biosynthetic pathway induce a favourable conformation in the proteinaceous murine norovirus receptor (CD300lf) that facilitates virus entry.

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Fig. 1: Ceramide biosynthesis impacts biophysical properties of ceramide-enriched membrane platforms and presentation of CD300lf in receptor-competent conformations.

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