Nature Communications (Jul 2020)
Molecular basis of host-adaptation interactions between influenza virus polymerase PB2 subunit and ANP32A
Abstract
Avian influenza polymerase undergoes host adaptation in order to efficiently replicate in human cells. Here, the authors use NMR spectroscopy and quantitative ensemble modelling to describe the highly dynamic assemblies formed by the human-adapted or avian-adapted C-terminal domains with the respective ANP32A host proteins.