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Reassortment and mutation of the avian influenza virus polymerase PA subunit overcome species barriers.
Journal of virology - 1 Feb 2012
Mehle Andrew, Dugan Vivien G, Taubenberger Jeffery K, Doudna Jennifer A
Abstract excerpt
The emergence of new pandemic influenza A viruses requires overcoming barriers to cross-species transmission as viruses move from animal reservoirs into humans. This complicated process is driven by both individual gene mutations and genome reassortments. The viral polymerase complex, composed of the proteins PB1, PB2, and PA, is a major factor controlling host adaptation, and reassortment events involving...
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