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Gangliosides are not essential for influenza virus infection.
Glycoconjugate journal - 1 Feb 2006
Matrosovich Mikhail, Suzuki Takashi, Hirabayashi Yoshio, Garten Wolfgang, Webster Robert G, Klenk Hans-Dieter
Abstract excerpt
Sialic acid is known to be an essential part of influenza virus receptors, but the specific identity of the receptor molecules on target cells is still not defined. In particular, the relative roles played by cellular sialylglycoproteins and gangliosides in virus entry into target cells remain unclear. To test whether gangliosides are essential for virus infection, we used the GM-95 mutant cell line of mouse B16...
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