Myristoylation of the arenavirus envelope glycoprotein stable signal peptide is critical for membrane fusion but dispensable for virion morphogenesis

Journal of Virology

Volumn 90, Issue 18, 2016, Pages 8341-8350

  York, Joanne ^a   Nunberg, Jack H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; GLYCINE; STABLE SIGNAL PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN; VIRUS GLYCOPROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; GPC PROTEIN, JUNIN VIRUS; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; MYRISTIC ACID; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CELL FUSION; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; JUNIN VIRUS; MYRISTYLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERO CELL LINE; VIRION; VIRUS ASSEMBLY; VIRUS ENVELOPE; VIRUS INFECTIVITY; VIRUS MORPHOGENESIS; VIRUS MUTANT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL; CHLOROCEBUS AETHIOPS; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REVERSE GENETICS; VIRUS ENTRY;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMALS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; GLYCOPROTEINS; JUNIN VIRUS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MUTANT PROTEINS; MYRISTIC ACID; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS; REVERSE GENETICS; SEQUENCE DELETION; VERO CELLS; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS; VIRION; VIRUS ASSEMBLY; VIRUS INTERNALIZATION;

EID: 84984633334     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: 10985514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.01124-16     Document Type: Article

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