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A Dimerization-Dependent Mechanism Drives the Endoribonuclease Function of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus nsp11.
Journal of virology - 1 May 2016
Shi Yuejun, Li Youwen, Lei Yingying, Ye Gang, Shen Zhou, Sun Limeng, Luo Rui, Wang Dang, Fu Zhen F, Xiao Shaobo, Peng Guiqing
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) RNA endoribonuclease nsp11 belongs to the XendoU superfamily and plays a crucial role in arterivirus replication. Here, we report the first crystal structure of the arterivirus nsp11 protein from PRRSV, which exhibits a unique structure and assembles into an asymmetric dimer whose structure is completely different from the hexameric structure...
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