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The paramyxovirus, Sendai virus, V protein encodes a luxury function required for viral pathogenesis.
The EMBO journal - 3 Feb 1997
Kato A, Kiyotani K, Sakai Y, Yoshida T, Nagai Y
Abstract excerpt
The Sendai virus (SeV) V protein is characterized by the unique cysteine-rich domain in its carboxy-terminal half which is fused to the amino-terminal half of the P protein, but its function has remained enigmatic. The V protein-directing mRNA is generated by a remarkable process known as mRNA editing involving the pseudotemplated addition of a single G residue at a specific septinucleotide locus in the P gene,...
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