The microRNA-let-7b-mediated attenuated strain of influenza A (H1N1) virus in a mouse model
Author(s) -
Mingming Tan,
Wenkui Sun,
Chunlai Feng,
Di Xia,
Xiaoyue Shen,
Yuan Hong Ding,
Zhicheng Liu,
Zheng Xing,
Xin Su,
Yi Shi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.6861
Subject(s) - virus , virology , virulence , biology , gene silencing , influenza a virus , viral shedding , pathogenicity , microbiology and biotechnology , gene , biochemistry
Evaluating the attenuation of influenza viruses in animal studies is important in developing safe and effective vaccines. This study aimed to demonstrate that the microRNA (miRNA)-let-7b-mediated attenuated influenza viruses (miRT-H1N1) are sufficiently attenuated and safe in mice.
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