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Structure-guided mutagenesis targeting interactions between pp150 tegument protein and small capsid protein identify five lethal and two live-attenuated HCMV mutants.
Virology - 1 Aug 2024
Stevens Alexander, Cruz-Cosme Ruth, Armstrong Najealicka, Tang Qiyi, Zhou Z Hong
Abstract excerpt
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) replication relies on a nucleocapsid coat of the 150 kDa, subfamily-specific tegument phosphoprotein (pp150) to regulate cytoplasmic virion maturation. While recent structural studies revealed pp150-capsid interactions, the role of specific amino-acids involved in these interactions have not been established experimentally. In this study, pp150 and the small capsid protein (SCP), one...
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