Capsid Region Involved in Hepatitis A Virus Binding to Glycophorin A of the Erythrocyte Membrane

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Hepatitis A virus (HAV) has previously been reported to agglutinate human red blood cells at acidic pHs. Treatment of erythrocytes with different enzymes and chemical reagents indicated that HAV attachment is mediated through an interaction with sialylglycoproteins. HAV hemagglutination could be blocked by incubating the virus with glycophorin A, indicating that this sialylglycoprotein is the erythrocyte...

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