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N-Linked Glycosylation of West Nile Virus Envelope Proteins Influences Particle Assembly and Infectivity
14 Oct 2005
Abstract excerpt
West Nile virus (WNV) encodes two envelope proteins, premembrane (prM) and envelope (E). While the prM protein of all WNV strains contains a single N-linked glycosylation site, not all strains contain an N-linked site in the E protein. The presence of N-linked glycosylation on flavivirus E proteins has been linked to virus production, pH sensitivity, and neuroinvasiveness. Therefore, we examined the impact of prM...
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