Article
The hemagglutinin-neuraminidase protein of Newcastle disease virus determines tropism and virulence.
Journal of virology - 1 Apr 2004
Huang Zhuhui, Panda Aruna, Elankumaran Subbiah, Govindarajan Dhanasekaran, Rockemann Daniel D, Samal Siba K
Abstract excerpt
The hemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN) protein of Newcastle disease virus (NDV) plays a crucial role in the process of infection. However, the exact contribution of the HN gene to NDV pathogenesis is not known. In this study, the role of the HN gene in NDV virulence was examined. By use of reverse genetics procedures, the HN genes of a virulent recombinant NDV strain, rBeaudette C (rBC), and an avirulent...
Topics
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Cell Line
- Chick Embryo
- Chimera
- Chlorocebus aethiops
- Cytopathogenic Effect, Viral
- DNA, Viral
- Genes, Viral
- HN Protein
- Humans
