Article
Effect of Hemagglutinin Glycosylation on Influenza Virus Susceptibility to Neuraminidase Inhibitors
14 Sept 2005
Abstract excerpt
Inhibition of neuraminidase (NA) activity prevents release of progeny virions from influenza-infected cells and removal of neuraminic (sialic) acid moieties from glycans attached to hemagglutinin (HA). Neuraminic acid moieties situated near the HA receptor-binding site can reduce the efficiency of virus binding and decrease viral dependence on NA activity for replication. With the use of reverse genetics...
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