THE STRUCTURES OF MATURE AND IMMATURE ST. LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS REVEAL CONSERVED HISTIDINE RESIDUES AFFECTING VIRUS FITNESS
Laís D. Coimbra, Samuel Leite Guimarães, Luiza Leme, Alice Nagai, Marina Alves Fontoura, Julia Rubiato, Leonardo Camilo de Oliveira, Victória Bernardi, Guilherme Campos, Maurício Lacerda Nogueira, Talita Diniz Melo‐Hanchuk, Celso Eduardo Benedetti, Rafael Elias Marques
The paper determines the structures of immature and mature SLEV virus particles and identifies conserved histidine residues critical for virus fitness.
bioRxiv · Jul 3, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology