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Atomic structures of Coxsackievirus A6 and its complex with a neutralizing antibody

Authors :
Longfa Xu
Qingbing Zheng
Shaowei Li
Maozhou He
Yangtao Wu
Yongchao Li
Rui Zhu
Hai Yu
Qiyang Hong
Jie Jiang
Zizhen Li
Shuxuan Li
Huan Zhao
Lisheng Yang
Wangheng Hou
Wei Wang
Xiangzhong Ye
Jun Zhang
Timothy S. Baker
Tong Cheng
Z. Hong Zhou
Xiaodong Yan
Ningshao Xia
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2017)
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2017.

Abstract

Coxsackievirus A6 (CVA6) causes hand, foot and mouth disease in children. Here the authors present the CVA6 procapsid and A-particle cryo-EM structures and identify an immune-dominant neutralizing epitope, which can be exploited for vaccine development.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
8
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.f06de03619794e4cae31c9264a758c1f
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00477-9