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The N-linked glycosylation site at position 158 on the head of hemagglutinin and the virulence of H5N1 avian influenza virus in mice.
Archives of virology - 1 Feb 2015
Suptawiwat Ornpreya, Boonarkart Chompunuch, Chakritbudsabong Warunya, Uiprasertkul Mongkol, Puthavathana Pilaipan, Wiriyarat Witthawat, Auewarakul Prasert
Abstract excerpt
N-linked glycosylation of the influenza virus hemagglutinin (HA) protein plays crucial roles in HA structure and function, evasion of neutralizing antibodies, and susceptibility to innate soluble antiviral factors. The N-linked glycosylation site at position 158 of highly pathogenic H5N1 virus was previously shown to affect viral receptor-binding preference. H5N1 viruses show heterogeneity with respect to the...
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