The ectodomain of HA2 of influenza virus promotes rapid pH dependent membrane fusion

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 286, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 489-503

  Epand, Raquel F ^a   MacOsko, Jed C ^b   Russell, Charles J ^b   Shin, Yeon Kyun ^b   Epand, Richard M ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ectodomain; HA2; Hemagglutinin protein; Influenza virus; Membrane fusion

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; DIOLEOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; DIOLEOYLPHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; HYBRID PROTEIN; LIPOSOME; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; VIRUS PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MEMBRANE FUSION; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 0033582785     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2500     Document Type: Article

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