Molecular basis for high virulence of Hong Kong H5N1 influenza A viruses - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 2001 Sep 7;293(5536):1840-2.

doi: 10.1126/science.1062882.

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Molecular basis for high virulence of Hong Kong H5N1 influenza A viruses

M Hatta et al. Science. 2001.

Abstract

In 1997, an H5N1 influenza A virus was transmitted from birds to humans in Hong Kong, killing 6 of the 18 people infected. When mice were infected with the human isolates, two virulence groups became apparent. Using reverse genetics, we showed that a mutation at position 627 in the PB2 protein influenced the outcome of infection in mice. Moreover, high cleavability of the hemagglutinin glycoprotein was an essential requirement for lethal infection.

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