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Basic Characteristics of Mutations
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Mutation Site
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D222G |
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Mutation Site Sentence
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In 2009, the D222G mutation in the hemagglutinin (HA) glycoprotein of pandemic H1N1 influenza A virus was found to correlate with fatal and severe human infections. |
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Mutation Level
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Amino acid level |
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Mutation Type
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Nonsynonymous substitution |
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Gene/Protein/Region
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HA |
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Standardized Encoding Gene
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HA
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Genotype/Subtype
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H1N1 |
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Viral Reference
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-
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Functional Impact and Mechanisms
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Disease
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Influenza A
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Immune
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Target Gene
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-
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Clinical and Epidemiological Correlations
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Clinical Information
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Treatment
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Location
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Literature Information
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PMID
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26321885
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Title
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Analysis of the Contrasting Pathogenicities Induced by the D222G Mutation in 1918 and 2009 Pandemic Influenza A Viruses
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Author
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Shang C,Whittleston CS,Sutherland-Cash KH,Wales DJ
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Journal
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Journal of chemical theory and computation
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Journal Info
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2015 May 12;11(5):2307-14
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Abstract
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In 2009, the D222G mutation in the hemagglutinin (HA) glycoprotein of pandemic H1N1 influenza A virus was found to correlate with fatal and severe human infections. Previous static structural analysis suggested that, unlike the H1N1 viruses prevalent in 1918, the mutation did not compromise binding to human alpha2,6-linked glycan receptors, allowing it to transmit efficiently. Here we investigate the interconversion mechanism between two predicted binding modes in both 2009 and 1918 HAs, introducing a highly parallel intermediate network search scheme to construct kinetically relevant pathways efficiently. Accumulated mutations at positions 183 and 224 that alter the size of the binding pocket are identified with the fitness of the 2009 pandemic virus carrying the D222G mutation. This result suggests that the pandemic H1N1 viruses could gain binding affinity to the alpha2,3-linked glycan receptors in the lungs, usually associated with highly pathogenic avian influenza, without compromising viability.
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Sequence Data
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