H3N2 influenza virus tropism shifts to glycan receptors on tracheal ciliated cells
Chika Kikuchi, Aristotelis Antonopoulos, Shengyang Wang, Assel Biyasheva, Yu-Chun Chien, Ankit Bharat, Ryan McBride, Corwin M. Nycholat, Andrew J. Thompson, Anne Dell, Kay‐Hooi Khoo, Robert P. Schleimer, Stuart M. Haslam, James C. Paulson
The paper shows H3N2 influenza viruses preferentially bind to tracheal ciliated cells due to specific glycan receptors.
bioRxiv · Sep 12, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology