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Steven D. Planitzer

National Institutes of HealthORCID 0000-0002-6237-7984Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:flow cytometry· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 1 Organism:virus· 1

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Balindile B. MotsaiD· 1 shared Jia NiuiD· 1 shared Kevin WuiD· 1 shared Mengyang ZouiD· 1 shared Na‐Chuan JiangiD· 1 shared Poom UngolaniD· 1 shared Tijana IvanoviciD· 1 shared Zhenyu LiiD· 1 shared

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Influenza A virus membrane fusion is regulated by the balance between receptor binding and cleavage

Steven D. Planitzer, Kevin Wu, Zhenyu Li, Mengyang Zou, Poom Ungolan, Na‐Chuan Jiang, Balindile B. Motsa, Jia Niu, Tijana Ivanovic

This study shows HA-receptor interactions regulate influenza A virus membrane fusion, with receptor density, HA affinity, and NA activity affecting fusion efficiency.

bioRxiv · Mar 26, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology