Tubulin mediates Portunus trituberculatus reovirus infection

Swimming crab reovirus (SCRV) spread widely, caused losses of millions of dollars in crab cultivation industry in China. Up to now, no studies have been reported on reovirus receptor in aquatic organisms. This paper found that tubulin serves as a receptor for SCRV in swimming crab. It proposes a new drug target for preventing or controlling SCRV.