MXRA8 and viral infectious disease: Zhang et al. found that Matrix Remodeling Associated 8 (MXRA8) protein was a surface-exposed region and cellular receptor, anti-Mxra8 blocking antibodies may reduce the certain virus infection (Zhang et al. 2018), human monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) neutralize virus in vitro by preventing virus entry and spread and is protective in vivo in mouse models, which may have potential as a therapeutic agent or target of vaccine design against virus infections (Powell et al. 2020).