An Antibody that Prevents the Hemagglutinin Low pH Fusogenic Transition
Barbey-Martin, C., Gigant, B., Bizebard, T., Calder, L.J., Wharton, S.A., Skehel, J.J., Knossow, M.(2002) Virology 294: 70-74
- PubMed: 11886266 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1006/viro.2001.1320
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1KEN - PubMed Abstract: 
We have determined the structure of a complex of influenza hemagglutinin (HA) with an antibody that binds simultaneously to the membrane-distal domains of two HA monomers, effectively cross-linking them. The antibody prevents the low pH structural transition of HA that is required for its membrane fusion activity, providing evidence that a rearrangement of HA membrane-distal domains is an essential component of the transition.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Laboratoire d'Enzymologie et Biochimie Structurales, UPR 9063 CNRS, Bât. 34, CNRS, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France.