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. 1997 Dec 23;94(26):14306–14313. doi: 10.1073/pnas.94.26.14306

Figure 8.

Figure 8

A model for the mechanism of the HA conformational change. The metastable native state (N) undergoes an irreversible transition to the more stable fusogenic state (F). The fusogenic state induces membrane-fusion activity in the presence of target membranes and causes viral inactivation in the absence of target membranes.