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Correspondence

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
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Zhong-Yu LiuDepartment of Virology, State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and BiosecurityBeijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology100071BeijingChina
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Qing-Gong NianDepartment of Virology, State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and BiosecurityBeijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology100071BeijingChina
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Ling ZhuNational Laboratory of Macromolecules, Institute of BiophysicsChinese Academy of Science100101BeijingChina
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Nan WangNational Laboratory of Macromolecules, Institute of BiophysicsChinese Academy of Science100101BeijingChina
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Yong-Qiang DengDepartment of Virology, State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and BiosecurityBeijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology100071BeijingChina
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Hui ZhaoDepartment of Virology, State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and BiosecurityBeijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology100071BeijingChina
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Xue JiDepartment of Virology, State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and BiosecurityBeijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology100071BeijingChina
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Xiao-Feng LiDepartment of Virology, State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and BiosecurityBeijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology100071BeijingChina
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Xiangxi WangNational Laboratory of Macromolecules, Institute of BiophysicsChinese Academy of Science100101BeijingChina
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Pei-Yong ShiDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Sealy Center for Structural Biology & Molecular BiophysicsUniversity of Texas Medical Branch77555GalvestonTXUSA
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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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Pages 1-15 | Received 01 Sep 2017, Accepted 12 Nov 2017, Published online: 24 Jan 2018

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