Article
Naturally occurring human parainfluenza type 3 viruses exhibit divergence in amino acid sequence of their fusion protein neutralization epitopes and cleavage sites.
Journal of virology - 1 Mar 1990
Coelingh K V, Winter C C
Abstract excerpt
Many human parainfluenza type 3 virus (PIV3) strains isolated from children with respiratory illness are resistant to neutralization by monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) which recognize epitopes in antigenic site A or B of the fusion (F) protein of the prototype 1957 PIV3 strain. The F protein genes of seven PIV3 clinical isolates were sequenced to determine whether their neutralization-resistant phenotypes were...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Cell Line
- Child
- Epitopes
- Genes, Viral
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Macaca mulatta
- Neutralization Tests
- Parainfluenza Virus 3, Human
