Evolution of influenza a virus by mutation and re-assortment

W Shao, X Li, MU Goraya, S Wang… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Influenza A virus (IAV), a highly infectious respiratory pathogen, has continued to be a
significant threat to global public health. To complete their life cycle, influenza viruses have …

Virus–receptor interactions: the key to cellular invasion

MS Maginnis - Journal of molecular biology, 2018 - Elsevier
Virus–receptor interactions play a key regulatory role in viral host range, tissue tropism, and
viral pathogenesis. Viruses utilize elegant strategies to attach to one or multiple receptors …

Structures of the Zika virus envelope protein and its complex with a flavivirus broadly protective antibody

L Dai, J Song, X Lu, YQ Deng, AM Musyoki, H Cheng… - Cell host & …, 2016 - cell.com
Zika virus (ZIKV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus, is a current global public health concern. The
flavivirus envelope (E) glycoprotein is responsible for virus entry and represents a major …

Airborne transmission of human-isolated avian H3N8 influenza virus between ferrets

H Sun, H Li, Q Tong, Q Han, J Liu, H Yu, H Song, J Qi… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
H3N8 avian influenza viruses (AIVs) in China caused two confirmed human infections in
2022, followed by a fatal case reported in 2023. H3N8 viruses are widespread in chicken …

Bat-derived influenza-like viruses H17N10 and H18N11

Y Wu, Y Wu, B Tefsen, Y Shi, GF Gao - Trends in microbiology, 2014 - cell.com
Shorebirds and waterfowls are believed to be the reservoir hosts for influenza viruses,
whereas swine putatively act as mixing vessels. The recent identification of two influenza …

Role of receptor binding specificity in influenza A virus transmission and pathogenesis

M de Graaf, RAM Fouchier - The EMBO journal, 2014 - embopress.org
The recent emergence of a novel avian A/H 7 N 9 influenza virus in poultry and humans in C
hina, as well as laboratory studies on adaptation and transmission of avian A/H 5 N 1 …

Enabling the'host jump': structural determinants of receptor-binding specificity in influenza A viruses

Y Shi, Y Wu, W Zhang, J Qi, GF Gao - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2014 - nature.com
The recent emergence of the H7N9 avian influenza A virus and its ability to infect humans
emphasize the epidemic and pandemic potential of these viruses. Interspecies transmission …

Ebola viral glycoprotein bound to its endosomal receptor Niemann-Pick C1

H Wang, Y Shi, J Song, J Qi, G Lu, J Yan, GF Gao - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
Summary Filoviruses, including Ebola and Marburg, cause fatal hemorrhagic fever in
humans and primates. Understanding how these viruses enter host cells could help to …

Epidemiology, evolution, and pathogenesis of H7N9 influenza viruses in five epidemic waves since 2013 in China

S Su, M Gu, D Liu, J Cui, GF Gao, J Zhou, X Liu - Trends in microbiology, 2017 - cell.com
H7N9 influenza viruses were first isolated in 2013 and continue to cause human infections.
H7N9 infections represent an ongoing public health threat that has resulted in 1344 cases …

Pathogenicity and virulence of influenza

Y Liang - Virulence, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Influenza viruses, including four major types (A, B, C, and D), can cause mild-to-severe and
lethal diseases in humans and animals. Influenza viruses evolve rapidly through antigenic …