Deglycosylation was performed using PNGase F or Endo H enzyme (New England BioLabs, MA) as previously described (57 (link)). In brief, virus samples were predenatured and then treated with or without the PNGase F for 15 min at 50°C or Endo H enzyme for 1 h at 37°C according to the manufacturer's instructions. Then samples were heated at 100°C for 10 min and then separated on a 10% sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) gel, transferred onto a polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) membrane (Millipore, Billerica, MA), and subsequently incubated with a primary antibody specific for H5N1 influenza HA (1:2,000, 11689-T54, Sino Biological). The secondary antibody used was horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-conjugated antirabbit IgG (1:10,000, A0208, Beyotime). HRP was detected using a Western Lightning chemiluminescence kit (Amersham Pharmacia, Freiburg, Germany) according to the manufacturer's protocols.