BIOCHEMICAL AND STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF POTATO VIRUS A VPg
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ACADEMIC DISSERTATION To be presented, with the permission of the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry of University of Helsinki, for public criticism in the auditorium Ls3 of building B (Latokartanonkaari 7, Helsinki), February 5 th , 2010, at 12 o' clock noon. List of Original Publications The following original publications are referred to using the bold roman numerals throughout the text. Potato virus A genome-linked protein VPg is an intrinsically disordered molten globule-like protein with a hydrophobic core. Virology 377:280–288 Investigating the functions of a lysine-rich region within viral genome-linked protein, VPg, of Potato virus A in replication and translation. Manuscript. ABBREVIATIONS α –MORE α–helical molecular recognition element ANS 1-anilino-8-naphthalenesulfonic acid cAMP Cyclic adenosine monophosphate CD Circular dichroism CI Cylindrical inclusion protein CaMV Cauliflower mosaic virus DHN Dehydrin DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid DOPC 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine DOPG
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