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Evasion of antibody neutralization in emerging severe acute respiratory syndrome coronaviruses.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 18 Jan 2005
Yang Zhi-yong, Werner Heidi C, Kong Wing-pui, Leung Kwanyee, Traggiai Elisabetta, Lanzavecchia Antonio, Nabel Gary J
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Molecular characterization of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus has revealed genetic diversity among isolates. The spike (S) glycoprotein, the major target for vaccine and immune therapy, shows up to 17 substitutions in its 1,255-aa sequence; however, the biologic significance of these changes is unknown. Here, the functional effects of S mutations have been determined by analyzing their affinity...
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