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Cryo-Electron Microscopy Study of Insect Cell-Expressed Enterovirus 71 and Coxsackievirus A16 Virus-Like Particles Provides a Structural Basis for Vaccine Development
27 Mar 2014
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UNLABELLED: Enterovirus 71 (EV71) and coxsackievirus A16 (CA16) are the two most common etiological agents responsible for the epidemics of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD), a childhood illness with occasional severe neurological complications. A number of vaccine candidates against EV71 or CA16 have been reported; however, no vaccine is currently available for clinical use. Here, we generated a secreted...
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