Major antigenic site B of human influenza H3N2 viruses has an evolving local fitness landscape

oleh: Nicholas C. Wu, Jakub Otwinowski, Andrew J. Thompson, Corwin M. Nycholat, Armita Nourmohammad, Ian A. Wilson

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2020-03-01

Deskripsi

Antigenic site B in influenza A virus hemagglutinin (HA) is immunodominant in circulating human H3N2 strains. Using deep mutational scanning, Wu et al. here define the local fitness landscapes of HA antigenic site B in six human H3N2 strains, providing insights into evolvability of influenza antigenicity.