๐ The coronavirus nucleocapsid is a multifunctional protein
The coronavirus nucleocapsid (N) is a structural protein that forms complexes with genomic RNA, interacts with the viral membrane protein during virion assembly and plays a critical role in enhancing the efficiency of virus transcription and assembly. Recent studies have confirmed that N is a multifunctional protein. The aim of this review is to highlight the properties and functions of the N protein, with specific reference to (i) the topology; (ii) the intracellular localization and (iii) the functions of the protein. licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
keywords
๐ membrane protein (93)
year
โฐ 2014
journal
๐ Viruses
issn
๐ 19994915
volume
6
number
8
page
2991-3018
citedbycount
44
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