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Sin Nombre hantavirus nucleocapsid protein exhibits a metal-dependent DNA-specific endonucleolytic activity.
Virology - 1 Sept 2016
Möncke-Buchner Elisabeth, Szczepek Michal, Bokelmann Marcel, Heinemann Patrick, Raftery Martin J, Krüger Detlev H, Reuter Monika
Abstract excerpt
We demonstrate that the nucleocapsid protein of Sin Nombre hantavirus (SNV-N) has a DNA-specific endonuclease activity. Upon incubation of SNV-N with DNA in the presence of magnesium or manganese, we observed DNA digestion in sequence-unspecific manner. In contrast, RNA was not affected under the same conditions. Moreover, pre-treatment of SNV-N with RNase before DNA cleavage increased the endonucleolytic...
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