Isolation of single-stranded DNA aptamers that distinguish influenza virus hemagglutinin subtype H1 from H5.

Surface protein hemagglutinin (HA) mediates the binding of influenza virus to host cell receptors containing sialic acid, facilitating the entry of the virus into host cells. Therefore, the HA protein is regarded as a suitable target for the development of influenza virus detection devices. In this...

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Main Authors: Hye-Min Woo, Jin-Moo Lee, Sanggyu Yim, Yong-Joo Jeong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4406500?pdf=render