The Transmembrane Conformation of the Influenza B Virus M2 Protein in Lipid Bilayers

© 2019, The Author(s). Influenza A and B viruses cause seasonal flu epidemics. The M2 protein of influenza B (BM2) is a membrane-embedded tetrameric proton channel that is essential for the viral lifecycle. BM2 is a functional analog of AM2 but shares only 24% sequence identity for the transmembran...

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Main Authors: Mandala, Venkata S, Liao, Shu-Yu, Gelenter, Martin D, Hong, Mei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2021
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/135088