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CD-loop Extension in Zika Virus Envelope Protein Key for Stability and Pathogenesis.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 5 Dec 2017
Gallichotte Emily N, Dinnon Kenneth H, Lim Xin-Ni, Ng Thiam-Seng, Lim Elisa X Y, Menachery Vineet D, Lok Shee-Mei, Baric Ralph S
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With severe disease manifestations including microcephaly, congenital malformation, and Guillain-Barré syndrome, Zika virus (ZIKV) remains a persistent global public health threat. Despite antigenic similarities with dengue viruses, structural studies have suggested the extended CD-loop and hydrogen-bonding interaction network within the ZIKV envelope protein contribute to stability differences between the viral...
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