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A single polar residue and distinct membrane topologies impact the function of the infectious bronchitis coronavirus E protein.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Jan 2012
Ruch Travis R, Machamer Carolyn E
Abstract excerpt
The coronavirus E protein is a small membrane protein with a single predicted hydrophobic domain (HD), and has a poorly defined role in infection. The E protein is thought to promote virion assembly, which occurs in the Golgi region of infected cells. It has also been implicated in the release of infectious particles after budding. The E protein has ion channel activity in vitro, although a role for channel...
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