Identifying SARS-CoV membrane protein amino acid residues linked to virus-like particle assembly.

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) membrane (M) proteins are capable of self-assembly and release in the form of membrane-enveloped vesicles, and of forming virus-like particles (VLPs) when coexpressed with SARS-CoV nucleocapsid (N) protein. According to previous deletion analy...

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Main Authors: Ying-Tzu Tseng, Chia-Hui Chang, Shiu-Mei Wang, Kuo-Jung Huang, Chin-Tien Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3659117?pdf=render