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host
(redirected from host cell)

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host (Multitude), noun a many, a mass of, an abundance of, army, array, assembly, body, cloud, cluster, company, congregation, crowd, crush, flood, galaxy, group, herd, horde, jam, large amount, litter, nest, no end of, numbers, pack, panoply, school, scores, slew, storm
host (Owner), noun barkeeper, bartender, hostess, hotel keeper, innkeeper, inviter, owner, owner of an estabbishment, proprietor, restaurant owner, saloon keeper, serving liquor, tavern keeper
Associated concepts: host liability statute
See also: body, collection, mass, plurality, quantity


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The HA protein mediates virus binding to sialic acid (SA)--containing host cell surface molecules and promotes the release of viral ribonucleoprotein complexes through membrane fusion.
The genetic engineering removed a gene that encodes the protein E1B-55K, which is instrumental in the growth and survival of a host cell.
The spiky proteins on the surface of the SARS virus bind to the host cell to help the virus enter.
 
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