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A slender tract of glycine residues is required for translocation of the VP2 protein N-terminal domain through the parvovirus MVM capsid channel to initiate infection.
The Biochemical journal - 1 Oct 2013
Castellanos Milagros, Pérez Rebeca, Rodríguez-Huete Alicia, Grueso Esther, Almendral José M, Mateu Mauricio G
Abstract excerpt
Viruses constitute paradigms to study conformational dynamics in biomacromolecular assemblies. Infection by the parvovirus MVM (minute virus of mice) requires a conformational rearrangement that involves the intracellular externalization through capsid channels of the 2Nt (N-terminal region of VP2). We have investigated the role in this process of conserved glycine residues in an extended glycine-rich tract...
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