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Dissecting human cytomegalovirus gene function and capsid maturation by ribozyme targeting and electron cryomicroscopy
9 May 2005
Abstract excerpt
Human CMV (HCMV) is the leading viral cause of birth defects and causes one of the most common opportunistic infections among transplant recipients and AIDS patients. Cleavage of internal scaffolding proteins by the viral protease (Pr) occurs during HCMV capsid assembly. To gain insight into the mechanism of HCMV capsid maturation and the roles of the Pr in viral replication, an RNase P ribozyme was engineered to...
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