• Oncolytic H-1 parvovirus binds to sialic acid on laminins for cell attachment and entry 

      Kulkarni, Amit; Ferreira, Tiago; Bretscher, Clemens; Grewenig, Annabel; El-Andaloussi, Nazim; Bonifati, Serena; Marttila, Tiina; Palissot, Valèrie; Hossain, Jubayer A.; Azuaje, Francisco; Miletic, Hrvoje; Ystaas, Lars Andreas Rømo; Golebiewska, Anna; Niclou, Simone Pierrette; Roeth, Ralf; Niesler, Beate; Weiss, Amélie; Brino, Laurent; Marchini, Antonio (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      H-1 parvovirus (H-1PV) is a promising anticancer therapy. However, in-depth understanding of its life cycle, including the host cell factors needed for infectivity and oncolysis, is lacking. This understanding may guide ...
    • Oncolytic H-1 Parvovirus Hijacks Galectin-1 to Enter Cancer Cells 

      Ferreira, Tiago; Kulkarni, Amit; Bretscher, Clemens; Nazarov, Petr V.; Hossain, Md Jubayer al; Ystaas, Lars Andreas Rømo; Miletic, Hrvoje; Röth, Ralph; Niesler, Beate; Marchini, Antonio (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Clinical studies in glioblastoma and pancreatic carcinoma patients strongly support the further development of H-1 protoparvovirus (H-1PV)-based anticancer therapies. The identification of cellular factors involved in the ...