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SUBMITTER: Alymova IV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3255505 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Alymova Irina V IV Portner Allen A Mishin Vasiliy P VP McCullers Jonathan A JA Freiden Pamela P Taylor Garry L GL
Glycobiology 20110816 2
The hemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN) glycoprotein is utilized by human parainfluenza viruses for binding to the host cell. By the use of glycan array assays, we demonstrate that, in addition to the first catalytic-binding site, the HN of human parainfluenza virus type 1 has a second site for binding covered by N-linked glycan. Our data suggest that attachment of the first site to sialic acid (SA)-linked receptors triggers exposure of the second site. We found that both sites bind to α2-3-linked ...[more]