Identification of residues of the Moloney murine leukemia virus nucleocapsid critical for viral DNA synthesis in vivo.

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The nucleocapsid (NC) protein of retroviruses is a small nucleic acid-binding protein important in virion assembly and in the encapsidation of the viral RNA genome into the virion particle. Multiple single-amino-acid substitutions were introduced into the NC of Moloney murine leukemia virus to examine further its role in viral replication. Two residues were shown to play important roles in the early events of...

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