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Myristoylation of the RING finger Z protein is essential for arenavirus budding.
Journal of virology - 1 Oct 2004
Perez Mar, Greenwald Dori L, de la Torre Juan Carlos
Abstract excerpt
The arenavirus small RING finger Z protein is the main driving force of arenavirus budding. The primary structure of Z is devoid of hydrophobic transmembrane domains, but both lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) and Lassa fever virus Z proteins accumulate near the inner surface of the plasma membrane and are strongly membrane associated. All known arenavirus Z proteins contain a glycine (G) at position 2,...
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