Alternative proteolytic processing of the arterivirus replicase ORF1a polyprotein: Evidence that NSP2 acts as a cofactor for the NSP4 serine protease

Journal of Virology

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 9313-9322

  Wassenaar, Alfred L M ^a   Spaan, Willy J M ^a   Gorbalenya, Alexander E ^b,c   Snijder, Eric J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CHUMAKOV INSTITUTE OF POLIOMYELITIS AND VIRAL ENCEPHALITIDES   (Russian Federation)

^c MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; SERINE PROTEINASE; VIRUS ENZYME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUINE VIRAL ARTERITIS VIRUS; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

EID: 0030856299     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.71.12.9313-9322.1997     Document Type: Article

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