Design and structure of an engineered disulfide-stabilized influenza virus hemagglutinin trimer

PS Lee, X Zhu, W Yu, IA Wilson - Journal of virology, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
We engineered a disulfide-stabilized influenza virus hemagglutinin (HA) trimer, termed HA3-
SS, by introducing cysteine residues into the HA stem to covalently bridge the three …

Influenza chimeric hemagglutinin structures in complex with broadly protective antibodies to the stem and trimer interface

X Zhu, J Han, W Sun… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Influenza virus hemagglutinin (HA) has been the primary target for influenza vaccine
development. Broadly protective antibodies targeting conserved regions of the HA unlock …

Conformational modulation of influenza virus hemagglutinin: characterization and in vivo efficacy of monomeric form

JH Seok, J Kim, DB Lee, KJ Cho, JH Lee, G Bae… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Mutational changes that mostly occur at the head region of hemagglutinin (HA) lead to the
emergence of new epidemic influenza viruses, whereas HA antigens have been modified to …

Production and stabilization of the trimeric influenza hemagglutinin stem domain for potentially broadly protective influenza vaccines

Y Lu, JP Welsh, JR Swartz - Proceedings of the National …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
The rapid dissemination of the 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus emphasizes the need
for universal influenza vaccines that would broadly protect against multiple mutated strains …

Universal stabilization of the influenza hemagglutinin by structure-based redesign of the pH switch regions

FJ Milder, M Jongeneelen, T Ritschel… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
For an efficacious vaccine immunogen, influenza hemagglutinin (HA) needs to maintain a
stable quaternary structure, which is contrary to the inherently dynamic and metastable …

Influenza hemagglutinin structures and antibody recognition

NC Wu, IA Wilson - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2020 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Hemagglutinin (HA) is most abundant glycoprotein on the influenza virus surface. Influenza
HA promotes viral entry by engaging the receptor and mediating virus–host membrane …

Potent anti-influenza H7 human monoclonal antibody induces separation of hemagglutinin receptor-binding head domains

HL Turner, J Pallesen, S Lang, S Bangaru, S Urata… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Seasonal influenza virus infections can cause significant morbidity and mortality, but the
threat from the emergence of a new pandemic influenza strain might have potentially even …

Influenza hemagglutinin stem-fragment immunogen elicits broadly neutralizing antibodies and confers heterologous protection

VVA Mallajosyula, M Citron, F Ferrara… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Influenza hemagglutinin (HA) is the primary target of the humoral response during
infection/vaccination. Current influenza vaccines typically fail to elicit/boost broadly …

Mutations in or near the fusion peptide of the influenza virus hemagglutinin affect an antigenic site in the globular region

JW Yewdell, A Taylor, A Yellen, A Caton… - Journal of …, 1993 - Am Soc Microbiol
We previously described a monoclonal antibody (Y8-10C2) that binds influenza virus
hemagglutinin (HA) monomers but not native trimers. In this study, we demonstrated that Y8 …

Cryo-electron microscopy structures of chimeric hemagglutinin displayed on a universal influenza vaccine candidate

EEH Tran, KA Podolsky, A Bartesaghi, O Kuybeda… - MBio, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Influenza viruses expressing chimeric hemagglutinins (HAs) are important tools in the quest
for a universal vaccine. Using cryo-electron tomography, we have determined the structures …