Structure and function of capsid protein in flavivirus infection and its applications in the development of vaccines and therapeutics
Abstract Flaviviruses are enveloped single positive-stranded RNA viruses. The capsid (C), a structural protein of flavivirus, is dimeric and alpha-helical, with several special structural and functional features. The functions of the C protein go far beyond a structural role in virions. It is not on...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Veterinary Research |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-021-00966-2 |