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SUBMITTER: Organtini LJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4300749 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Organtini Lindsey J LJ Allison Andrew B AB Lukk Tiit T Parrish Colin R CR Hafenstein Susan S
Journal of virology 20141119 3
Canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2) emerged in 1978 and spread worldwide within 2 years. Subsequently, CPV-2 was completely replaced by the variant CPV-2a, which is characterized by four specific capsid (VP2) mutations. The X-ray crystal structure of the CPV-2a capsid shows that each mutation confers small local changes. The loss of a hydrogen bond and introduction of a glycine residue likely introduce flexibility to sites that control interactions with the host receptor, antibodies, and sialic aci ...[more]