Enhancement of the influenza A hemagglutinin (HA)-mediated cell-cell fusion and virus entry by the viral neuraminidase (NA).

BACKGROUND:The major role of the neuraminidase (NA) protein of influenza A virus is related to its sialidase activity, which disrupts the interaction between the envelope hemagglutinin (HA) protein and the sialic acid receptors expressed at the surface of infected cells. This enzymatic activity is k...

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Main Authors: Bin Su, Sébastien Wurtzer, Marie-Anne Rameix-Welti, Dominic Dwyer, Sylvie van der Werf, Nadia Naffakh, François Clavel, Béatrice Labrosse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-12-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2795206?pdf=render