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Genetic economy in picornaviruses: Foot-and-mouth disease virus replication exploits alternative precursor cleavage pathways.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Oct 2017
Herod Morgan R, Gold Sarah, Lasecka-Dykes Lidia, Wright Caroline, Ward Joseph C, McLean Thomas C, Forrest Sophie, Jackson Terry, Tuthill Tobias J, Rowlands David J, Stonehouse Nicola J
Abstract excerpt
The RNA genomes of picornaviruses are translated into single polyproteins which are subsequently cleaved into structural and non-structural protein products. For genetic economy, proteins and processing intermediates have evolved to perform distinct functions. The picornavirus precursor protein, P3, is cleaved to produce membrane-associated 3A, primer peptide 3B, protease 3Cpro and polymerase 3Dpol. Uniquely,...
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