Low-pH-induced membrane fusion mediated by human metapneumovirus F protein is a rare, strain-dependent phenomenon

Journal of Virology

Volumn 82, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 8891-8895

  Herfst, Sander ^a   Mas, Vicente ^b   Ver, Lorena S ^b   Wierda, Rutger J ^a   Osterhaus, Albert D M E ^a   Fouchier, Ron A M ^a   Melero, José A ^b,c  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYBRID PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS; MEMBRANE FUSION; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS STRAIN;

ANIMALS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MEMBRANE FUSION; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; VERO CELLS; VIRAL FUSION PROTEINS;

HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS;

EID: 50149093248     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00472-08     Document Type: Article

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