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Functional significance of the nuclear-targeting and NTP-binding motifs of Semliki Forest virus nonstructural protein nsP2.
Virology - 15 Apr 1996
Rikkonen M
Abstract excerpt
Semliki Forest virus-specific polypeptide nsP2 is a nonstructural protein involved in multiple steps during viral RNA replication. It was recently shown to possess single-stranded RNA-stimulated ATPase and GTPase activities. Replacement of the highly conserved lysine (Lys-192) within the classical nucleotide-binding motif A/GXXGXGKS/T with asparagine abolished its NTP-hydrolyzing activity. Also, about half of...
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