Influenza A viruses use multivalent sialic acid clusters for cell binding and receptor activation.
Influenza A virus (IAV) binds its host cell using the major viral surface protein hemagglutinin (HA). HA recognizes sialic acid, a plasma membrane glycan that functions as the specific primary attachment factor (AF). Since sialic acid alone cannot fulfill a signaling function, the virus needs to act...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-07-01
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| Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008656 |