Major antigenic site B of human influenza H3N2 viruses has an evolving local fitness landscape

Antigenic site B in influenza A virus hemagglutinin (HA) is immunodominant in circulating human H3N2 strains. Using deep mutational scanning, Wu et al. here define the local fitness landscapes of HA antigenic site B in six human H3N2 strains, providing insights into evolvability of influenza antigen...

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Main Authors: Nicholas C. Wu, Jakub Otwinowski, Andrew J. Thompson, Corwin M. Nycholat, Armita Nourmohammad, Ian A. Wilson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15102-5