MHC class II proteins mediate sialic acid independent entry of human and avian H2N2 influenza A viruses

U Karakus, M Sempere Borau… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Influenza A viruses (IAV) pose substantial burden on human and animal health. Avian,
swine and human IAV bind sialic acid on host glycans as receptor, whereas some bat IAV …

Opening another door on influenza entry

DH Goldhill - Cell Host & Microbe, 2024 - Elsevier
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The bat Influenza A virus subtype H18N11 induces nanoscale MHCII clustering upon host cell attachment

MK Osman, J Robert, L Broich, D Frank, R Grosse… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Prior to the discovery of the bat influenza A virus (IAV) subtypes H17N10 and H18N11, it
was believed that all IAVs bind via the viral hemagglutinin (HA) to sialic acid residues to …