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Expression analyses and antiviral properties of the Beijing-You and White Leghorn myxovirus resistance gene with different amino acids at position 631.
Poultry science - 1 Oct 2010
Yin C G, Zhang C S, Zhang A M, Qin H W, Wang X Q, Du L X, Zhao G P
Abstract excerpt
Influenza is a topic of wide public concern, particularly because of the recent emergence of avian flu. The myxovirus resistance (Mx) protein has been shown to have an inhibitory effect on influenza virus and is therefore of great interest. This study examines the Mx protein in 8 local Chinese chicken breeds and 2 exotic chicken breeds. Amino acid 631, found in the Mx GTPase effector domain, was examined in 534...
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