澳大利亚布里斯班昆士兰大学的一个研究小组报告,α6-粘合素可能涉及乳头状瘤病毒感染早期阶段。他们的发现有助于预防乳头状瘤病毒感染药物的开发。受晶体状病毒感染的第一步通常是病毒颗粒粘附到易感类型细胞的细胞表面受体。病毒生命周期的这一阶段是进行治疗的明显靶子,但是由于没有良好的体外复制系统,鉴定HPV受体较为困难。尼格尔·麦克米兰和他的小组通过由HPV A team from the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, reported that α6-adhesin may be involved in the early stages of papillomavirus infection. Their findings help prevent the development of papillomavirus infections. The first step in getting a crystalline form of a virus infection is usually the attachment of a viral particle to the cell surface receptors of cells of the susceptible type. This stage of the virus’s life cycle is a clear target for treatment, but HPV receptors are more difficult to identify because of the lack of a good in vitro replication system. Nigel MacMillan and his team passed by HPV