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Neuraminidase stalk length and additional glycosylation of the hemagglutinin influence the virulence of influenza H5N1 viruses for mice.
Journal of virology - 1 May 2009
Matsuoka Yumiko, Swayne David E, Thomas Colleen, Rameix-Welti Marie-Anne, Naffakh Nadia, Warnes Christine, Altholtz Melanie, Donis Ruben, Subbarao Kanta
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Following circulation of avian influenza H5 and H7 viruses in poultry, the hemagglutinin (HA) can acquire additional glycosylation sites, and the neuraminidase (NA) stalk becomes shorter. We investigated whether these features play a role in the pathogenesis of infection in mammalian hosts. From...
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