Changes in the Length of the Neuraminidase Stalk Region Impact H7N9 Virulence in Mice.
J Virol
; 90(4): 2142-9, 2016 02 15.
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| ID: mdl-26656694
The neuraminidase stalk of the newly emerged H7N9 influenza virus possesses a 5-amino-acid deletion. This study focuses on characterizing the biological functions of H7N9 with varied neuraminidase stalk lengths. Results indicate that the 5-amino-acid deletion had no impact on virus infectivity or replication in vitro or in vivo compared to that of a virus with a full-length stalk, but enhanced virulence in mice was observed for H7N9 encoding a 19- to 20-amino-acid deletion, suggesting that N9 stalk length impacts virulence in mammals, as N1 stalk length does.
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Assunto principal:
Proteínas Virais
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Infecções por Orthomyxoviridae
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Fatores de Virulência
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Subtipo H7N9 do Vírus da Influenza A
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Neuraminidase
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Animals
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En
Ano de publicação:
2016
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Article