The M, E, and N structural proteins of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus are required for efficient assembly, trafficking, and release of virus-like particles

Journal of Virology

Volumn 82, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 11318-11330

  Siu, Y L ^a   Teoh, K T ^a   Lo, J ^b   Chan, C M ^b   Kien, F ^a   Escriou, N ^c   Tsao, S W ^b   Nicholls, J M ^b   Altmeyer, R ^d   Peiris, J S M ^a,b   Bruzzone, R ^a   Nal, B ^a  

^a HKU PASTEUR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d URA CNRS 3015 ^*  (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHIMERIC PROTEIN; E PROTEIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; M PROTEIN; PROTEIN TAG; STRUCTURAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITRONECTIN; E PROTEIN, SARS CORONAVIRUS; M PROTEIN, CORONAVIRUS; MATRIX PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEIN; NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEIN, CORONAVIRUS; SPIKE GLYCOPROTEIN, CORONAVIRUS; VIROSOME; VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; MEMBRANE VESICLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SARS CORONAVIRUS; VERO CELL; VIRUS ASSEMBLY; VIRUS LIKE AGENT; ANIMAL; CERCOPITHECUS; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CORONAVIRUS; SARS CORONAVIRUS;

ANIMALS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEINS; SARS VIRUS; VERO CELLS; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS; VIRAL MATRIX PROTEINS; VIROSOMES; VIRUS ASSEMBLY;

EID: 55549119619     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.01052-08     Document Type: Article

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