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A single mutation (V64G) within the RING Domain of Z attenuates Junin virus.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Sept 2020
Hallam Steven J, Manning John T, Maruyama Junki, Seregin Alexey, Huang Cheng, Walker David H, de la Torre Juan Carlos, Paessler Slobodan
Abstract excerpt
Junin virus (JUNV) is a New World arenavirus that is the causative agent of Argentine hemorrhagic fever (AHF). Candid#1 (Can) is a live-attenuated vaccine strain of JUNV that since its introduction has resulted in a marked decrease in AHF incidence within the endemic regions of the Pampas in Argentina. Originally, the viral determinants and mechanisms of Can attenuation were not well understood. Recent work has...
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