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Mutations in the DI-DII Linker of Human Parainfluenza Virus Type 3 Fusion Protein Result in Diminished Fusion Activity.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Xie Wenyan, Wen Hongling, Chu Fulu, Yan Shaofeng, Lin Bin, Xie Wenli, Liu Ying, Ren Guijie, Zhao Li, Song Yanyan, Sun Chengxi, Wang Zhiyu
Abstract excerpt
Human parainfluenza virus type 3 (HPIV3) can cause severe respiratory tract diseases in infants and young children, but no licensed vaccines or antiviral agents are currently available for treatment. Fusing the viral and target cell membranes is a prerequisite for its entry into host cells and is directly mediated by the fusion (F) protein. Although several domains of F are known to have important effects on...
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