Glycans as receptors for influenza pathogenesis

Influenza A viruses, members of the Orthomyxoviridae family, are responsible for annual seasonal influenza epidemics and occasional global pandemics. The binding of viral coat glycoprotein hemagglutinin (HA) to sialylated glycan receptors on host epithelial cells is the critical initial step in the...

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Main Authors: Viswanathan, Karthik, Chandrasekaran, Aarthi, Srinivasan, Aravind, Raman, Rahul, Sasisekharan, V., Sasisekharan, Ram
Other Authors: Harvard University--MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/82661
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1288-9965
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2085-7840