Nature Communications (Oct 2021)
Functionality of the putative surface glycoproteins of the Wuhan spiny eel influenza virus
Abstract
The recently identified Wuhan spiny eel influenza virus (WSEIV) sequence is more closely related to influenza B than A viruses. Here, the authors functionally characterize the putative surface glycoproteins of WSEIV and show that its NA-like protein has sialidase activity and its HA-like protein binds monosialic ganglioside 2.