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Quantitative Analyses of all Influenza Type A Viral Hemagglutinins and Neuraminidases using Universal Antibodies in Simple Slot Blot Assays
Published on: April 4, 2011
Influenza A viruses with noncleaved hemagglutinin are not internalized after adsorption. Brief report
Influenza A viruses with noncleaved hemagglutinin (HA) are not internalized after adsorption, since they can be removed and/or inactivated by washing the infected cells at pH 2.5, in contrast to virus with cleaved HA. If uptake of influenza viruses into endosomes is a presupposition for fusion between viral and cellular membranes, this uptake does not occur with virus possessing noncleaved HA.
Influenza A viruses with noncleaved hemagglutinin (HA) are not internalized after adsorption, since they can be removed and/or inactivated by washing the infected cells at pH 2.5, in contrast to virus with cleaved HA. If uptake of influenza viruses into endosomes is a presupposition for fusion between viral and cellular membranes, this uptake does not occur with virus possessing noncleaved HA.
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