| Literature DB >> 25339773 |
Qingtao Liu1, Junqing Huang1, Yuxin Chen1, Hongzhi Chen1, Qunhui Li1, Liang He1, Xiaoli Hao1, Jingjing Liu1, Min Gu1, Jiao Hu1, Xiaoquan Wang1, Shunlin Hu1, Xiaowen Liu1, Xiufan Liu2.
Abstract
The molecular bases of adaptation and pathogenicity of H9N2 influenza virus in mammals are largely unknown. Here, we show that a mouse-adapted PB2 gene with a phenylalanine-to-leucine mutation (F404L) mainly contributes to enhanced polymerase activity, replication, and pathogenicity of H9N2 in mice and also increases the virulence of the H5N1 and 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza viruses. Therefore, we defined a novel pathogenic determinant, providing further insights into the pathogenesis of influenza viruses in mammals.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25339773 PMCID: PMC4301167 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.01775-14
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103