The structure and receptor binding properties of the 1918 influenza hemagglutinin.
Gamblin, S.J., Haire, L.F., Russell, R.J., Stevens, D.J., Xiao, B., Ha, Y., Vasisht, N., Steinhauer, D.A., Daniels, R.S., Elliot, A., Wiley, D.C., Skehel, J.J.(2004) Science 303: 1838-1842
- PubMed: 14764886 
- DOI: 10.1126/science.1093155
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1RV0, 1RU7, 1RVT, 1RUZ, 1RUY, 1RVZ, 1RVX - PubMed Abstract: 
The 1918 influenza pandemic resulted in about 20 million deaths. This enormous impact, coupled with renewed interest in emerging infections, makes characterization of the virus involved a priority. Receptor binding, the initial event in virus infection, is a major determinant of virus transmissibility that, for influenza viruses, is mediated by the hemagglutinin (HA) membrane glycoprotein ...