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Virus maturation targets the protein capsid to concerted disassembly and unfolding.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 26 May 2000
Oliveira A C, Gomes A M, Almeida F C, Mohana-Borges R, Valente A P, Reddy V S, Johnson J E, Silva J L
Abstract excerpt
Many animal viruses undergo post-assembly proteolytic cleavage that is required for infectivity. The role of maturation cleavage on Flock House virus was evaluated by comparing wild type (wt) and cleavage-defective mutant (D75N) Flock House virus virus-like particles. A concerted dissociation and unfolding of the mature wt particle was observed under treatment by urea, whereas the cleavage-defective mutant...
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