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Daniel M P Ardisson-Araújo1, Fernando L Melo2, Rollie J Clem3, José L C Wolff4, Bergmann M Ribeiro5.
Abstract
The GP64 envelope fusion protein is a hallmark of group I alphabaculoviruses. However, the Diatraea saccharalis granulovirus genome sequence revealed the first betabaculovirus species harboring a gp64 homolog (disa118). In this work, we have shown that this homolog encodes a functional envelope fusion protein and could enable the infection and fusogenic abilities of a gp64-null prototype baculovirus. Therefore, GP64 may complement or may be in the process of replacing F protein activity in this virus lineage.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26537678 PMCID: PMC4719602 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.02491-15
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103