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A Single Amino Acid Change in the Nuclear Localization Sequence of the nsP2 Protein Affects the Neurovirulence of Semliki Forest Virus
1 Jan 2002
Abstract excerpt
The replicase protein nsP2 of Semliki Forest virus (SFV) has a 648RRR nuclear localization signal and is transported to the nucleus. SFV-RDR has a single amino acid change which disrupts this sequence and nsP2 nuclear transport. In BHK cells, SFV4 and SFV-RDR replicate to high titers, but SFV-RDR is less virulent in mice. We compared the replication of SFV4 and SFV-RDR in adult mouse brain. Both SFV4 and SFV-RDR...
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