Sentences with phrase «for nucleoprotein»
A decade ago a drug based on an internal protein of the flu virus, called NP (for nucleoprotein), set the immune system's killer T cells into action, but it only partially protected mice from the flu.
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Like many other related viruses, Ebola virus contains a negative - sense, single - stranded RNA that encodes seven different proteins, one of which is known as the nucleoprotein (NP) for its ability to interact with the viral RNA genome.
In December, Outi Vaarala of the University of Helsinki and her colleagues had reported that Pandemrix contained a much higher level of nucleoprotein than a GSK vaccine called Arepanrix, which was associated with a much smaller risk for narcolepsy.
The study also suggests ways to make influenza vaccines even safer, for instance by keeping the nucleoprotein levels low or removing the specific region of the protein that mimics the receptor.
Their search turned up a suspect: a piece of a receptor for hypocretin resembles part of the H1N1 influenza nucleoprotein — which binds to the virus genome and plays a key role in its replication.
Telomeres are nucleoprotein complexes located at the ends of chromosomes, essential for chromosome protection and genomic stability.
Immunohistochemical staining of the tissues was carried out for the influenza nucleoprotein detection in sparrows» tissues.