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论文题目: Changes in the Length of the Neuraminidase Stalk Region Impact H7N9 Virulence in Mice
作者: Bi Yuhai* , Xiao Haixia , Chen Quanjiao , Wu Yan , Fu Lifeng , Quan Chuansong , Wong Gary , Liu Jun , Haywood Joel , Liu Yingxia , Zhou Boping , Yan Jinghua , Liu Wenjun , and Gao George F.*.
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刊物名称: Journal of Virology
期: 4
卷: 90
页: 2142-2149
年份: 2016
影响因子: 4.609
论文下载: http://jvi.asm.org/content/90/4/2142
摘要: The neuraminidase stalk of the newly emerged H7N9 influenza virus possesses a 5-amino-acid deletion. This study focuses on characterizing the biological functions of H7N9 with varied neuraminidase stalk lengths. Results indicate that the 5-amino-acid deletion had no impact on virus infectivity or replication in vitro or in vivo compared to that of a virus with a full-length stalk, but enhanced virulence in mice was observed for H7N9 encoding a 19-to 20-amino-acid deletion, suggesting that N9 stalk length impacts virulence in mammals, as N1 stalk length does.