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Evolved variants of the membrane protein can partially replace the envelope protein in murine coronavirus assembly.
Journal of virology - 1 Dec 2010
Kuo Lili, Masters Paul S
Abstract excerpt
The coronavirus small envelope (E) protein plays a crucial, but poorly defined, role in the assembly of virions. To investigate E protein function, we previously generated E gene point mutants of mouse hepatitis virus (MHV) that were defective in growth and assembled virions with anomalous morphologies. We subsequently constructed an E gene deletion (ΔE) mutant that was only minimally viable. The ΔE virus formed...
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