A viral expression factor behaves as a prion
Prion-forming proteins have been found in animals, plants, fungi, and bacteria. Here, Nan et al. report that a baculovirus-encoded protein behaves as prion in a yeast system and forms aggregates at high multiplicity of infection in insect cells that affect baculovirus replication.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-08180-z |