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Mammalian Adaptation of an Avian Influenza A Virus Involves Stepwise Changes in NS1.
Journal of virology - 1 Mar 2018
Chauché C, Nogales A, Zhu H, Goldfarb D, Ahmad Shanizza A I, Gu Q, Parrish C R, Martínez-Sobrido L, Marshall J F, Murcia P R
Abstract excerpt
Influenza A viruses (IAVs) are common pathogens of birds that occasionally establish endemic infections in mammals. The processes and mechanisms that result in IAV mammalian adaptation are poorly understood. The viral nonstructural 1 (NS1) protein counteracts the interferon (IFN) response, a central component of the host species barrier. We characterized the NS1 proteins of equine influenza virus (EIV), a...
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