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The conserved YAGL motif in human metapneumovirus is required for higher-order cellular assemblies of the matrix protein and for virion production.
Journal of virology - 1 Jul 2011
Sabo Yosef, Ehrlich Marcelo, Bacharach Eran
Abstract excerpt
YXXL motifs in cellular and viral proteins have a variety of functions. The matrix (M) protein of the respiratory pathogen human metapneumovirus (hMPV) contains two such conserved motifs--YSKL and YAGL. We mutated these sequences to analyze their contributions to hMPV infectivity. The mutant clones were capable of intracellular replication; however, the YAGL but not YSKL mutants were defective at spreading in...
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