Illuminating the dark side of neuraminidase in influenza immunity
1Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Immunity
|November 15, 2023
Abstract:
The influenza neuraminidase has historically been understudied compared to its surface protein counterpart, hemagglutinin. In two recent Immunity papers, Hansen et al. and Lei et al. bolster resurging interest in neuraminidase-targeting antibodies and their implications for therapy and "universal" vaccines.
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