User:Josephyang24/Globoside

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Globoside(GB4) has been known as the receptor for Parvovirus B19 due to observations that B19V binds to the thin-layered chromatogram of the structure. However the binding on its surface does not match well to the virus which raised debates on whether or not GB4 is the cause for productive infection. Recent research using the technique knockout cell line has shown although GB4 does not have the direct entry receptor for B19V but plays a postentry role in productive infection.