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The Receptor-Binding Domain of Influenza Virus Hemagglutinin Produced in <i>Escherichia coli</i> Folds into Its Native, Immunogenic Structure
11 Nov 2010
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The hemagglutinin (HA) surface glycoprotein promotes influenza virus entry and is the key protective antigen in natural immunity and vaccines. The HA protein is a trimeric envelope glycoprotein consisting of a globular receptor-binding domain (HA-RBD) that is inserted into a membrane fusion-mediating stalk domain. Similar to other class I viral fusion proteins, the fusogenic stalk domain spontaneously refolds...
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