Receptor Binding by a Ferret-Transmissible H5 Avian Influenza Virus.
Xiong, X., Coombs, P., R Martin, S., Liu, J., Xiao, H., Mccauley, J.W., Locher, K., Walker, P.A., Collins, P.J., Kawaoka, Y., Skehel, J.J., Gamblin, S.J.(2013) Nature 497: 392
- PubMed: 23615615 
- DOI: 10.1038/nature12144
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4BGW, 4BGX, 4BGY, 4BGZ, 4BH0, 4BH1, 4BH2, 4BH3, 4BH4 - PubMed Abstract: 
Cell-surface-receptor binding by influenza viruses is a key determinant of their transmissibility, both from avian and animal species to humans as well as from human to human. Highly pathogenic avian H5N1 viruses that are a threat to public health have been observed to acquire affinity for human receptors, and transmissible-mutant-selection experiments have identified a virus that is transmissible in ferrets, the generally accepted experimental model for influenza in humans ...