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Important role for NA in the virus life cycle. NA contributes to virus motility, allowing the virus to move through the mucus layer and to reach functional receptors at the cell surface. NA also plays an essential role at the end of the virus life cycle by removing sialic acids from the cell surface thereby allowing efficient release of virions and preventing virion aggregation.
