Proteinase Precursor Is Mediated by a Virus-Encoded Cleavage of the Feline Calicivirus Capsid
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Cleavage of the feline calicivirus capsid precursor is mediated by a virus-encoded proteinase.
Feline calicivirus (FCV), a member of the Caliciviridae, produces its major structural protein as a precursor polyprotein from a subgenomic-sized mRNA. In this study, we show that the proteinase responsible for processing this precursor into the mature capsid protein is encoded by the viral genome at the 3'-terminal portion of open reading frame 1 (ORF1). Protein expression studies of either th...
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