A single residue in the αB helix of the E protein is critical for Zika virus thermostability

Dong-Yang XieDepartment of Virology, State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and BiosecurityBeijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology100071BeijingChina;Anhui Medical University230032HefeiChina

Zhong-Yu LiuDepartment of Virology, State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and BiosecurityBeijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology100071BeijingChina

Qing-Gong NianDepartment of Virology, State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and BiosecurityBeijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology100071BeijingChina

Ling ZhuNational Laboratory of Macromolecules, Institute of BiophysicsChinese Academy of Science100101BeijingChina

Nan WangNational Laboratory of Macromolecules, Institute of BiophysicsChinese Academy of Science100101BeijingChina

Yong-Qiang DengDepartment of Virology, State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and BiosecurityBeijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology100071BeijingChina

Hui ZhaoDepartment of Virology, State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and BiosecurityBeijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology100071BeijingChina

Xue JiDepartment of Virology, State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and BiosecurityBeijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology100071BeijingChina

Xiao-Feng LiDepartment of Virology, State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and BiosecurityBeijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology100071BeijingChina

Xiangxi WangNational Laboratory of Macromolecules, Institute of BiophysicsChinese Academy of Science100101BeijingChina

Pei-Yong ShiDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Sealy Center for Structural Biology & Molecular BiophysicsUniversity of Texas Medical Branch77555GalvestonTXUSA

Cheng-Feng QinDepartment of Virology, State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and BiosecurityBeijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology100071BeijingChina;Anhui Medical University230032HefeiChinaCorrespondence[email protected]

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