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ReviewVirology journal2021

The key amino acids of E protein involved in early flavivirus infection: viral entry.

Tao Hu, Zhen Wu, Shaoxiong Wu, Shun Chen, Anchun Cheng

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Review in Virology journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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41 citing papers in PubMed, 78 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tao HuResearch Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China.
Zhen WuResearch Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China.
Shaoxiong WuResearch Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China.
Shun ChenResearch Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China. shunchen@sicau.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-7488-1037
Anchun ChengResearch Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China. chenganchun@vip.163.com.
Sichuan Agricultural University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Flaviviruses are enveloped viruses that infect multiple hosts. Envelope proteins are the outermost proteins in the structure of flaviviruses and mediate viral infection. Studies indicate that flaviviruses mainly use envelope proteins to bind to cell attachment receptors and endocytic receptors for the entry step. Here, we present current findings regarding key envelope protein amino acids that participate in the flavivirus early infection process. Among these sites, most are located in special positions of the protein structure, such as the α-helix in the stem region and the hinge region between domains I and II, motifs that potentially affect the interaction between different domains. Some of these sites are located in positions involved in conformational changes in envelope proteins. In summary, we summarize and discuss the key envelope protein residues that affect the entry process of flaviviruses, including the process of their discovery and the mechanisms that affect early infection.

Indexed as

FlavivirusFlavivirus InfectionsViral Envelope ProteinsVirus InternalizationAmino AcidsHumansAmino Acidsglycoprotein E, FlavivirusViral Envelope ProteinsEnvelope proteinFlavivirusKey amino acidsViral attachmentViral entry

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PMID34217298
PMCPMC8254458
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