| Literature DB >> 11264391 |
M R Holbrook1, H Wang, A D Barrett.
Abstract
Langat (LGT) virus M protein has been generated in a recombinant system. Antiserum raised against the LGT virus M protein neutralizes tick-borne encephalitis serocomplex flaviviruses but not mosquito-borne flaviviruses, indicating that the M protein is exposed on the surface of virions. The antiserum recognizes intracellular LGT virus prM/M and binds to prM and M in Western blots of whole-cell lysates and purified virus, respectively. These data suggest that the prM and M proteins are structurally similar under native conditions and support the hypothesis that the "pr" portion of prM facilitates proper folding of the M protein for expression on the virion surface.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11264391 PMCID: PMC114893 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.75.8.3999-4001.2001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103