Acid stability of the hemagglutinin protein regulates H5N1 influenza virus pathogenicity.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses of the H5N1 subtype continue to threaten agriculture and human health. Here, we use biochemistry and x-ray crystallography to reveal how amino-acid variations in the hemagglutinin (HA) protein contribute to the pathogenicity of H5N1 influenza virus in chicke...

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Main Authors: Rebecca M DuBois, Hassan Zaraket, Muralidhar Reddivari, Richard J Heath, Stephen W White, Charles J Russell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-12-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22144894/pdf/?tool=EBI