X-ray structures of H5 avian and H9 swine influenza virus
hemagglutinins bound to avian and human receptor analogs.
He's brewing a vaccine cocktail that combines particles of four different
hemagglutinins that in turn trigger protection against other related strains.
One is called
hemagglutinins (H) which help the virus attach on to a healthy cell and the other is called neuraminidases (N) which facilitate the release of viral particles from infected cells.
The scheme includes the probes corresponding to
hemagglutinins HA1-HA16 and then to neuraminidases NA1-NA9.
Known as the "receptor binding site" (RBS), this viral site is located on the heads of viral
hemagglutinins, spiky structures of sugar and protein that coat the viral envelope.
Merely swapping
hemagglutinins wasn't enough to make the composite virus into an airborne infectious flu in ferrets, though.
(1983) Genetic relatedness of
hemagglutinins of the H1 subtype of influenza A viruses isolated from swine and birds.
Lectins or
hemagglutinins are usually the abundant storage proteins in leguminous plants.
Prediction of mutation trend in
hemagglutinins and neuraminidases from influenza A viruses by means of cross-impact analysis.
Adsorption of influenza
hemagglutinins and virus by red blood cells.
H stands for
hemagglutinins, which are the molecules on the flu virus that allow it to invade the cells of respiratory passages.