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A region of mumps virus nucleoprotein affects defective interfering particle production.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Apr 2025
Risalvato Jacquline, Zengel James, Phillips Mark, Beavis Ashley, Luo Ming, He Biao
Abstract excerpt
Mumps virus (MuV) is a negative-sense, single-stranded RNA virus belonging to the family Paramyxoviridae. MuV causes acute infection of the parotid glands, and the infection can result in severe cases of encephalitis, meningitis and deafness in humans. The non-segmented RNA genome of MuV is encapsidated by the nucleocapsid protein (NP), which forms the ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex that serves as a template for...
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