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The role of the N-terminal caspase cleavage site in the nucleoprotein of influenza A virus in vitro and in vivo.
Archives of virology - 1 Jan 2008
Lipatov A S, Yen H-L, Salomon R, Ozaki H, Hoffmann E, Webster R G
Abstract excerpt
The N-terminal caspase cleavage in the nucleoprotein (NP) of influenza A virus is correlated with the host origin of the virus, thus could be a molecular determinant for host range. We studied how mutations targeting the NP cleavage motif of human and avian influenza viruses affect virus replication in vitro and in vivo. The "avian-like" D16-->G substitution in the NP, which makes this protein resistant to...
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