Beta-actin variant is necessary for Enterovirus 71 replication

• Main Authors: Lui, Edmund Yan Long, Lin, Zhiyang, Lee, Jia Jun, Chow, Vincent Tak Kwong, Poh, Chit Laa *, Tan, Eng Lee
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2013
• Subjects: QH301 Biology
• Online Access: http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/196/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.03.044

Enterovirus 71 (EV71) is one of the main etiological agents of the Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) and has been known to cause fatal neurological complications such as herpangina, aseptic meningitis, poliomyelitis-like paralysis and encephalitis. EV71 is endemic in the Asia-Pacific region and ca...