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A VP1 mutation acquired during an enterovirus 71 disseminated infection confers heparan sulfate binding ability and modulates ex vivo tropism.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Aug 2018
Tseligka Eirini D, Sobo Komla, Stoppini Luc, Cagno Valeria, Abdul Fabien, Piuz Isabelle, Meylan Pascal, Huang Song, Constant Samuel, Tapparel Caroline
Abstract excerpt
Enterovirus 71 (EV71) causes hand, foot and mouth disease, a mild and self-limited illness that is sometimes associated with severe neurological complications. EV71 neurotropic determinants remain ill-defined to date. We previously identified a mutation in the VP1 capsid protein (L97R) that was acquired over the course of a disseminated infection in an immunocompromised host. The mutation was absent in the...
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