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The polymerase enzyme from avian influenza A viruses does not function well in human cells. The protein ANP32A has been identified as the cellular factor mediating a major component of this host restriction. See Letter p.101

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Figure 1: A cellular factor for host restriction.

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  1. Anice C. Lowen is in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.,

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Lowen, A. Host protein clips bird flu's wings in mammals. Nature 529, 30–31 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/529030a

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