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N-terminal basic amino acids of alfalfa mosaic virus coat protein involved in the initiation of infection.
Virology - 1 Apr 1995
Yusibov V M, Loesch-Fries L S
Abstract excerpt
Alfalfa mosaic virus coat protein or its messenger RNA is required in the inoculum for virus infection. The N-terminus of the coat protein is required for activity; thus, changes were made in the amino acid sequence of this region. Six coat protein mutants were tested for activity in virus infection assays in protoplasts. A coat protein mutant in which N-terminal residues 3-19 were absent was inactive; whereas, a...
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