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Mutations in the West Nile prM protein affect VLP and virion secretion in vitro.
Virology - 10 Nov 2012
Calvert Amanda E, Huang Claire Y-H, Blair Carol D, Roehrig John T
Abstract excerpt
Mutation of the West Nile virus-like particle (WN VLP) prM protein (T20D, K31A, K31V, or K31T) results in undetectable VLP secretion from transformed COS-1 cells. K31 mutants formed intracellular prM-E heterodimers; however these proteins remained in the ER and ER-Golgi intermediary compartments of transfected cells. The T20D mutation affected glycosylation, heterodimer formation, and WN VLP secretion. When...
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