Contribution of cysteine residues in the extracellular domain of the F protein of human respiratory syncytial virus to its function

<p>Abstract</p> <p>The mature F protein of all known isolates of human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) contains fifteen absolutely conserved cysteine (C) residues that are highly conserved among the F proteins of other pneumoviruses as well as the paramyxoviruses. To explore the...

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Main Authors: Melero José A, Luo Jianquan, Gutshall Lester L, Liu Changbao, Branigan Patrick J, Day Nicole D, Sarisky Robert T, Del Vecchio Alfred M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-05-01
Series:Virology Journal
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/3/1/34