Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes lower respiratory tract illness in infants.
RSV F expression plasmid induced syncytia in Vero cells under T7 RNA polymerase.
Co-expression of RSV F and SH proteins induced large syncytia.
Single amino acid substitution at 272 or 275 in RSV F protein conferred resistance to palivizumab.
Single amino acid substitution at 276 in RSV F protein conferred no resistance to palivizumab.