Structural Differences between the Avian and Human H7N9 Hemagglutinin Proteins Are Attributable to Modifications in Salt Bridge Formation: A Computational Study with Implications in Viral Evolution

• Marni E. Cueno ,

  * E-mail: ochiai.kuniyasu@nihon-u.ac.jp (KO); marni.cueno@nihon-u.ac.jp (MEC)

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan

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• Kenichi Imai,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan

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• Muneaki Tamura,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan

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• Kuniyasu Ochiai

  * E-mail: ochiai.kuniyasu@nihon-u.ac.jp (KO); marni.cueno@nihon-u.ac.jp (MEC)

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan

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