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Proteinquakes in the evolution of influenza virus hemagglutinin (A/H1N1) under opposing migration and vaccination pressures.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2015
Phillips J C
Abstract excerpt
Influenza virus contains two highly variable envelope glycoproteins, hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA). Here we show that, while HA evolution is much more complex than NA evolution, it still shows abrupt punctuation changes linked to punctuation changes of NA. HA exhibits proteinquakes, which resemble earthquakes and are related to hydropathic shifting of sialic acid binding regions. HA proteinquakes...
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