Co-evolution of immunity and seasonal influenza viruses

AX Han, SPJ de Jong, CA Russell - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2023 - nature.com
Seasonal influenza viruses cause recurring global epidemics by continually evolving to
escape host immunity. The viral constraints and host immune responses that limit and drive …

Leveraging vaccination-induced protective antibodies to define conserved epitopes on influenza N2 neuraminidase

R Lei, W Kim, H Lv, Z Mou, MJ Scherm, AJ Schmitz… - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
There is growing appreciation for neuraminidase (NA) as an influenza vaccine target;
however, its antigenicity remains poorly characterized. In this study, we isolated three …

[HTML][HTML] Mutational fitness landscape of human influenza H3N2 neuraminidase

R Lei, AH Garcia, TJC Tan, QW Teo, Y Wang, X Zhang… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
Influenza neuraminidase (NA) has received increasing attention as an effective vaccine
target. However, its mutational tolerance is not well characterized. Here, the fitness effects …

Phylogenetic identification of influenza virus candidates for seasonal vaccines

M Hayati, B Sobkowiak, JE Stockdale, C Colijn - Science Advances, 2023 - science.org
The seasonal influenza (flu) vaccine is designed to protect against those influenza viruses
predicted to circulate during the upcoming flu season, but identifying which viruses are likely …