Capsid protein and helper component-proteinase function as potyvirus cell-to-cell movement proteins.

doi:10.1006/viro.1997.8777

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Capsid protein and helper component-proteinase function as potyvirus cell-to-cell movement proteins.

Virology - 27 Oct 1997

Rojas M R, Zerbini F M, Allison R F, Gilbertson R L, Lucas W J

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The role of bean common mosaic necrosis potyvirus (BCMNV) and lettuce mosaic potyvirus (LMV) proteins was investigated in terms of their capacity to function as viral movement proteins (MPs). Using Escherichia coli-expressed proteins and microinjection techniques, direct evidence was obtained tha...

Topics

Capsid
Cysteine Endopeptidases
Mutation
Potyvirus
Viral Proteins
Virus Replication

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