Hemagglutinin-neuraminidase of human parainfluenza 3: role of the neuraminidase in the viral life cycle.

doi:10.1006/viro.1995.9925

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Hemagglutinin-neuraminidase of human parainfluenza 3: role of the neuraminidase in the viral life cycle.

Virology - 1 Dec 1995

Huberman K, Peluso R W, Moscona A

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The function of neuraminidase in the life cycle and pathogenesis of human parainfluenza virus type 3 (HPF3) was studied by analyzing a variant of HPF3 that has decreased neuraminidase enzymatic activity. The variant virus is more fusogenic than the wild-type virus during an acute infection. Cloni...

Topics

Genetic Variation
HN Protein
Humans
Neuraminidase
Parainfluenza Virus 3, Human

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