Michelle Ann Pablo

Astroviruses use mucus secretion as a novel form of viral egress.

Viruses rely on coordinated host pathways to exit the cell and propagate infection. We have come to appreciate that non-enveloped enteric viruses can use both lytic and non-lytic strategies to exit host cells. However, it remains unclear how astroviruses, a major causative agent of pediatric diarrhea, facilitate this f...