Glycosylation focuses sequence variation in the influenza A virus H1 hemagglutinin globular domain.

Antigenic drift in the influenza A virus hemagglutinin (HA) is responsible for seasonal reformulation of influenza vaccines. Here, we address an important and largely overlooked issue in antigenic drift: how does the number and location of glycosylation sites affect HA evolution in man? We analyzed...

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Main Authors: Suman R Das, Pere Puigbò, Scott E Hensley, Darrell E Hurt, Jack R Bennink, Jonathan W Yewdell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-11-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2991263?pdf=render