Article
Changed epitopes drive the antigenic drift for influenza A (H3N2) viruses.
BMC bioinformatics - 15 Feb 2011
Huang Jhang-Wei, Yang Jinn-Moon
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In circulating influenza viruses, gradually accumulated mutations on the glycoprotein hemagglutinin (HA), which interacts with infectivity-neutralizing antibodies, lead to the escape of immune system (called antigenic drift). The antibody recognition is highly correlated to the conformation change on the antigenic sites (epitopes), which locate on HA surface. To quantify a changed epitope for escaping...
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