Shape-shifting Ebola virus protein exploits human RNA to change shape

The #Ebola virus encodes only 8 proteins but requires dozens of functions in its lifecycle.

A new study shows how one of the virus's key proteins, VP40, uses molecular triggers in the human cell to transform itself into different tools for different jobs

https://phys.org/news/2021-04-shape-shifting-ebola-virus-protein-exploits.html