Article
Functional analysis of the influenza virus H5N1 nucleoprotein tail loop reveals amino acids that are crucial for oligomerization and ribonucleoprotein activities.
Journal of virology - 1 Jul 2010
Chan Wai-Hon, Ng Andy Ka-Leung, Robb Nicole C, Lam Mandy Ka-Han, Chan Paul Kay-Sheung, Au Shannon Wing-Ngor, Wang Jia-Huai, Fodor Ervin, Shaw Pang-Chui
Abstract excerpt
Homo-oligomerization of the nucleoprotein (NP) of influenza A virus is crucial for providing a major structural framework for the assembly of viral ribonucleoprotein (RNP) particles. The nucleoprotein is also essential for transcription and replication during the virus life cycle. In the H5N1 NP structure, the tail loop region is important for NP to form oligomers. Here, by an RNP reconstitution assay, we...
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