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Influenza type A virus escape mutants emerge in vivo in the presence of antibodies to the ectodomain of matrix protein 2.
Journal of virology - 1 Jun 2005
Zharikova Darya, Mozdzanowska Krystyna, Feng Jingqi, Zhang Manxin, Gerhard Walter
Abstract excerpt
The ectodomain of matrix protein 2 (M2e) of human influenza type A virus strains has remained remarkably conserved since 1918. Because M2e-specific immunity has been shown to decrease morbidity and mortality associated with influenza virus infection in several animal models and because natural infection and current vaccines do not appear to induce a good M2e-specific antibody (Ab) response, M2e has been...
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