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ReviewViruses2014

Playing hide and seek: how glycosylation of the influenza virus hemagglutinin can modulate the immune response to infection.

Michelle D Tate, Emma R Job, Yi-Mo Deng, Vithiagaran Gunalan, Sebastian Maurer-Stroh, Patrick C Reading

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Review in Viruses, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 162 papers.

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162citing papers in PubMed
17.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

162 citing papers in PubMed, 271 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Michelle D TateCentre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, Monash Institute of Medical Research, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia. michelle.tate@monash.edu.
Emma R JobDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne, at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Victoria 3010, Australia. e.job@student.unimelb.edu.au.
Yi-Mo DengWHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza, Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Victoria 3010, Australia. yi-mo.deng@influenzacentre.org.
Vithiagaran GunalanBioinformatics Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 138671, Singapore. vithiagarang@bii.a-star.edu.sg.
Sebastian Maurer-StrohBioinformatics Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 138671, Singapore. sebastianms@bii.a-star.edu.sg.
Patrick C ReadingDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne, at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Victoria 3010, Australia. preading@unimelb.edu.au.
Agency for Science, Technology and Research · SGThe University of Melbourne · AUMonash University · AUVictorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Seasonal influenza A viruses (IAV) originate from pandemic IAV and have undergone changes in antigenic structure, including addition of glycans to the hemagglutinin (HA) glycoprotein. The viral HA is the major target recognized by neutralizing antibodies and glycans have been proposed to shield antigenic sites on HA, thereby promoting virus survival in the face of widespread vaccination and/or infection. However, addition of glycans can also interfere with the receptor binding properties of HA and this must be compensated for by additional mutations, creating a fitness barrier to accumulation of glycosylation sites. In addition, glycans on HA are also recognized by phylogenetically ancient lectins of the innate immune system and the benefit provided by evasion of humoral immunity is balanced by attenuation of infection. Therefore, a fine balance must exist regarding the optimal pattern of HA glycosylation to offset competing pressures associated with recognition by innate defenses, evasion of humoral immunity and maintenance of virus fitness. In this review, we examine HA glycosylation patterns of IAV associated with pandemic and seasonal influenza and discuss recent advancements in our understanding of interactions between IAV glycans and components of innate and adaptive immunity.

Indexed as

Adaptive ImmunityGlycosylationHemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza VirusHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansImmunity, InnateOrthomyxoviridaeVirus AttachmentHemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus

Identifiers

PMID24638204
PMCPMC3970151
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