title: [Morbilliviruses].
abstract: The genus Morbillivirus in the family Paramyxoviridae contains many pathogens, which are important for medicine or veterinary medicine. Because each morbillivirus has restricted host range and serologically monotypic, the virus infection and transmission is effectively controlled by vaccinations and surveillance. Rinderpest virus has been eradicated in 2011, and elimination of measles virus progresses worldwide. Recently, a new cell receptor for measles virus, nectin4 was identified. Both SLAM, a molecule expressing on immune cells, and nectin4, a molecule expressing on epithelial cells, are important to infectivity and pathogenicity of the virus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology III, National Institute of Infectious Diseases.
authors.forename: Fumio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Seki
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takeda
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D004216:Distemper / Q000821:virology; D004217:Distemper Virus, Canine / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D004285:Dogs; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000821:virology; D040342:Genetic Structures; D016679:Genome, Viral; D006801:Humans; D008457:Measles / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D008459:Measles virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology; D018103:Morbillivirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology; D018099:Pneumovirinae; D011485:Protein Binding; D011991:Receptors, Virus; D012301:Rinderpest / Q000821:virology; D012302:Rinderpest virus / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014779:Virus Replication
chemical_list: D011991:Receptors, Virus