Article
Role of sindbis virus capsid protein region II in nucleocapsid core assembly and encapsidation of genomic RNA.
Journal of virology - 1 May 2008
Warrier Ranjit, Linger Benjamin R, Golden Barbara L, Kuhn Richard J
Abstract excerpt
Sindbis virus is an enveloped positive-sense RNA virus in the alphavirus genus. The nucleocapsid core contains the genomic RNA surrounded by 240 copies of a single capsid protein. The capsid protein is multifunctional, and its roles include acting as a protease, controlling the specificity of RNA that is encapsidated into nucleocapsid cores, and interacting with viral glycoproteins to promote the budding of...
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