The PB2 mutation with lysine at 627 enhances the pathogenicity of avian influenza (H7N9) virus which belongs to a non-zoonotic lineage

Abstract A novel avian-origin influenza A (H7N9) virus emerged in China in 2013 and has caused zoonotic disease in over 1123 persons with an overall mortality around 30%. Amino acid changes at the residues 591, 627 and 701 of polymerase basic protein 2 (PB2) have been found frequently in the human H...

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Main Authors: Weixuan Li, Horace Hok Yeung Lee, Run Feng Li, Huachen Maria Zhu, Guan Yi, Joseph Sriyal Malik Peiris, Zi Feng Yang, Chris Ka Pun Mok
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/e9b5ef361fee4efdbb2524522a1eafef
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