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An Arthropod Enzyme, Dfurin 1, and a Vertebrate Furin Homolog Display Distinct Cleavage Site Sequence Preferences for a Shared Viral Proprotein Substrate

Alphaviruses replicate in vertebrate and arthropod cells and utilize a cellular enzyme called furin to process the PE2 glycoprotein precursor during virus replication in both cell types. Furin cleaves PE2 at a site immediately following a highly conserved four residue cleavage signal. Prior studies...

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Autores principales: Cano-Monreal, Gina L., Williams, Jacqueline C., Heidner, Hans W.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of Wisconsin Library 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3014772/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20578951
http://dx.doi.org/10.1673/031.010.2901