| Literature DB >> 3275436 |
R L Glickman1, R J Syddall, R M Iorio, J P Sheehan, M A Bratt.
Abstract
Newcastle disease virus exhibits a wide range of pathogenicity and virulence which, as with all paramyxoviruses, is directly related to the cleavability of a precursor (F0) of the fusion glycoprotein by cellular proteases. Sequence analyses of the cleavage site of several virulent and avirulent isolates of the Newcastle disease virus serotype reveal a correlation between virulence or pathogenicity and a high content of basic amino acid residues at the cleavage site. A similar correlation has been seen for other paramyxoviruses.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 3275436 PMCID: PMC250538
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103