Tetrameric glycoprotein complex gH/gL/gQ1/gQ2 is a promising vaccine candidate for human herpesvirus 6B.

Tetrameric glycoprotein complex gH/gL/gQ1/gQ2 is a promising vaccine candidate for human herpesvirus 6B.

Primary infection of human herpesvirus 6B (HHV-6B) occurs in infants after the decline of maternal immunity and causes exanthema subitum accompanied by a high fever, and it occasionally develops into encephalitis resulting in neurological sequelae. There is no effective prophylaxis for HHV-6B, and i...

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Main Authors: Bochao Wang, Kouichi Hara, Akiko Kawabata, Mitsuhiro Nishimura, Aika Wakata, Lidya Handayani Tjan, Anna Lystia Poetranto, Chisato Yamamoto, Yasunari Haseda, Taiki Aoshi, Lisa Munakata, Ryo Suzuki, Masato Komatsu, Ryuko Tsukamoto, Tomoo Itoh, Chikako Nishigori, Yasuyuki Saito, Takashi Matozaki, Yasuko Mori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-07-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008609

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008609

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