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Recombinant severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus nucleocapsid protein forms a dimer through its C-terminal domain.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 17 Jun 2005
Yu I-Mei, Gustafson Christin L T, Diao Jianbo, Burgner John W, Li Zhihong, Zhang Jingqiang, Chen Jue
Abstract excerpt
The causative agent of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is the SARS-associated coronavirus, SARS-CoV. The viral nucleocapsid (N) protein plays an essential role in viral RNA packaging. In this study, recombinant SARS-CoV N protein was shown to be dimeric by analytical ultracentrifugation, size exclusion chromatography coupled with light scattering, and chemical cross-linking. Dimeric N proteins...
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