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Influenza-virus membrane fusion by cooperative fold-back of stochastically induced hemagglutinin intermediates.
eLife - 19 Feb 2013
Ivanovic Tijana, Choi Jason L, Whelan Sean P, van Oijen Antoine M, Harrison Stephen C
Abstract excerpt
Influenza virus penetrates cells by fusion of viral and endosomal membranes catalyzed by the viral hemagglutinin (HA). Structures of the initial and final states of the HA trimer define the fusion endpoints, but do not specify intermediates. We have characterized these transitions by analyzing low-pH-induced fusion kinetics of individual virions and validated the analysis by computer simulation. We detect initial...
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