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A single amino acid in the F2 subunit of respiratory syncytial virus fusion protein alters growth and fusogenicity.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Dec 2013
Lawlor Heather A, Schickli Jeanne H, Tang Roderick S
Abstract excerpt
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes severe lower respiratory tract infection in children, especially in infants less than 1 year of age. There are currently no licensed vaccines against RSV. rA2ΔM2-2 is a promising live-attenuated vaccine candidate that is currently being evaluated in the clinic. Attenuation of rA2ΔM2-2 is achieved by a single deletion of the M2-2 gene, which disrupts the balance between...
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