Nakayama M, Itoh Y. Lectin Staining to Detect Human and Avian Influenza Virus Receptors in the Airway of Nonhuman Primates. Methods Mol Biol. 2022;2556:37-43
Hemagglutinin (HA) on the surface of influenza viruses binds to sialic acids, mainly N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac) or N-glycolylneuraminic acid. Neu5Ac and N-glycolylneuraminic acid lie at the terminal end of sugar chains on the cell surface. Human influenza viruses preferentially bind to sialic acids bound to galactose by the alpha2-6 linkage (Neu5Acα2-6Gal), abundant in the human airway. In contrast, avian influenza viruses preferentially bind to Neu5Acα2-3Gal, abundant in the intestine of ducks. Sambucus nigra lectin (SNA) and Maackia amurensis lectin (MAA) bind to Neu5Acα2-6Gal and Neu5Acα2-3Gal, respectively. These two lectins have therefore been applied to detect sialic acids on the airway epithelium of animals.
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