The influenza hemagglutinin stem antibody CR9114: Evidence for a narrow evolutionary path towards universal protection

AL Beukenhorst, J Frallicciardi, CM Koch… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Human monoclonal antibodies (hmAbs) that protect against all influenza A and B strains are
considered the road to universal influenza vaccines. Based on publicly-available data, we …

Bat influenza viruses: making a double agent of MHC class II

A Banerjee, KL Mossman, MS Miller - Trends in microbiology, 2020 - cell.com
MHC class II (MHCII) has recently been identified as a cellular receptor for bat influenza
viruses. Here, we discuss the possible implications of viral exploitation of this critical host …

Inferring the urban transmission potential of bat influenza viruses

ES Giotis - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Bats are considered natural reservoirs of various, potentially zoonotic viruses, exemplified
by the influenza A-like viruses H17N10 and H18N11 in asymptomatic Neotropical bats …

The MHC class-II HLA-DR receptor mediates bat influenza A-like H17N10 virus entry into mammalian cells

ES Giotis, G Carnell, EF Young, S Ghanny… - bioRxiv, 2019 - biorxiv.org
Bats are notorious reservoirs of diverse, potentially zoonotic viruses, exemplified by the
evolutionarily distinct, influenza A-like viruses H17N10 and H18N11 (BatIVs). The surface …