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Replication of murine coronavirus requires multiple cysteines in the endodomain of spike protein.
Virology - 5 Jun 2012
Yang Jinhua, Lv Jun, Wang Yuyan, Gao Shuang, Yao Qianqian, Qu Di, Ye Rong
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A conserved cysteine-rich motif located between the transmembrane domain and the endodomain is essential for membrane fusion and assembly of coronavirus spike (S) protein. Here, we proved that three cysteines within the motif, but not dependent on position, are minimally required for the survival of the recombinant mouse hepatitis virus. When the carboxy termini with these mutated motifs of S proteins were...
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