| Literature DB >> 22156529 |
Jorge Vera-Otarola1, Loretto Solis, Ricardo Soto-Rifo, Emiliano P Ricci, Karla Pino, Nicole D Tischler, Théophile Ohlmann, Jean-Luc Darlix, Marcelo López-Lastra.
Abstract
The small mRNA (SmRNA) of all Bunyaviridae encodes the nucleocapsid (N) protein. In 4 out of 5 genera in the Bunyaviridae, the smRNA encodes an additional nonstructural protein denominated NSs. In this study, we show that Andes hantavirus (ANDV) SmRNA encodes an NSs protein. Data show that the NSs protein is expressed in the context of an ANDV infection. Additionally, our results suggest that translation initiation from the NSs initiation codon is mediated by ribosomal subunits that have bypassed the upstream N protein initiation codon through a leaky scanning mechanism.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 22156529 PMCID: PMC3302399 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.06223-11
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103