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The YPLGVG sequence of the Nipah virus matrix protein is required for budding.
Virology journal - 10 Nov 2008
Patch Jared R, Han Ziying, McCarthy Sarah E, Yan Lianying, Wang Lin-Fa, Harty Ronald N, Broder Christopher C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Nipah virus (NiV) is a recently emerged paramyxovirus capable of causing fatal disease in a broad range of mammalian hosts, including humans. Together with Hendra virus (HeV), they comprise the genus Henipavirus in the family Paramyxoviridae. Recombinant expression systems have played a crucial role in studying the cell biology of these Biosafety Level-4 restricted viruses. Henipavirus assembly and...
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