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Novel approach to the development of effective H5N1 influenza A virus vaccines: use of M2 cytoplasmic tail mutants.
Journal of virology - 1 Mar 2008
Watanabe Tokiko, Watanabe Shinji, Kim Jin Hyun, Hatta Masato, Kawaoka Yoshihiro
Abstract excerpt
Outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza viruses in avian species began in Asia and have since spread to other continents. Concern regarding the pandemic potential of these viruses in humans is clearly warranted, and there is an urgent need to develop effective vaccines against them. Previously, we and others demonstrated that deletions of the M2 cytoplasmic tail caused a growth defect in A/WSN/33 (H1N1)...
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