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Protection from Severe Influenza Virus Infections in Mice Carrying the Mx1 Influenza Virus Resistance Gene Strongly Depends on Genetic Background.
Journal of virology - 1 Oct 2015
Shin Dai-Lun, Hatesuer Bastian, Bergmann Silke, Nedelko Tatiana, Schughart Klaus
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Influenza virus infections represent a serious threat to human health. Both extrinsic and intrinsic factors determine the severity of influenza. The MX dynamin-like GTPase 1 (Mx1) gene has been shown to confer strong resistance to influenza A virus infections in mice. Most laboratory mouse strains, including C57BL/6J, carry nonsense or deletion mutations in Mx1 and thus a nonfunctional allele, whereas...
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