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Polybasic KKR motif in the cytoplasmic tail of Nipah virus fusion protein modulates membrane fusion by inside-out signaling.
Journal of virology - 1 May 2007
Aguilar Hector C, Matreyek Kenneth A, Choi Daniel Y, Filone Claire Marie, Young Sophia, Lee Benhur
Abstract excerpt
The cytoplasmic tails of the envelope proteins from multiple viruses are known to contain determinants that affect their fusogenic capacities. Here we report that specific residues in the cytoplasmic tail of the Nipah virus fusion protein (NiV-F) modulate its fusogenic activity. Truncation of the cytoplasmic tail of NiV-F greatly inhibited cell-cell fusion. Deletion and alanine scan analysis identified a tribasic...
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