Influenza A virus particle can strategically adapt their shape, becoming either spheres or filaments, to favor their ability ...

Influenza A virus particles strategically adapt their shape -- to become either spheres or larger filaments -- to favor their ability to infect cells depending on environmental conditions, according ...

Aug. 19, 2024 — The avian influenza virus needs to mutate to cross the species barrier and to infect and replicate within mammalian cells. Scientists have now deciphered the structure of the ...

However, our improved knowledge about influenza virus structure and its biological properties have enabled us to use genetic reassortment techniques to modify 'wild-type' strains so as to increase ...

The influenza A virus (IAV) is known for its segmented genome, which consists of eight distinct viral RNA segments (vRNAs). This unique structure allows for genetic reassortment, a process that ...

To find the answer, they developed a way to observe and measure real-time influenza A virus structure during formation. Influenza A viruses rapidly adjust their shape when placed in conditions ...

Influenza A virus particles strategically adapt their shape—to become either spheres or larger filaments—to favor their ...