Adaptation of avian influenza A (H6N1) virus from avian to human receptor-binding preference

EMBO Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1661-1673

  Wang, Fei ^a,b   Qi, Jianxun ^b,c   Bi, Yuhai ^b,c   Zhang, Wei ^b,c   Wang, Min ^a,b   Zhang, Baorong ^c,d   Wang, Ming ^a   Liu, Jinhua ^a   Yan, Jinghua ^b,c   Shi, Yi ^b,c   Gao, George F ^a,b,c,e  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d Aviation General Hospital   (China)

^e CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Crystal structure; H6N1; Hemagglutinin; Receptor binding

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BOND; INFLUENZA A (H6N1) VIRUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVERSE GENETICS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TAIWAN; VIRUS ISOLATION; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; AVIAN INFLUENZA; CHICKEN; DUCK; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRANSMISSION; VIROLOGY;

AVES; INFLUENZA A VIRUS;

VIRUS RECEPTOR;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CHICKENS; DUCKS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MUTAGENESIS; RECEPTORS, VIRUS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TAIWAN;

EID: 84930871274     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: 14602075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15252/embj.201590960     Document Type: Article

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