Characterization of 2 aquareovirus proteins.
Year: 1995
Type: article
Abstract: The protein products of aquareovirus genome segments 10 and 11 were investigated. The genome segment 10 encodes the major outer capsid protein (VP7) of aquareovirus. The VP7 protein has a molecular weight of 35 kDa and was found to be glycosylated. The electrophoretic mobility of VP7 in SDS-PAGE was unaltered when untreated and deglycosylated proteins were compared, indicating the presence of short oligosaccharide chains. Selective binding of lectins with well-defined sugar specificities suggest that most of the short N-linked carbohydrate chains of VP7 contain galactose residues. Genome segment 11 encoded 2 non-structural proteins (NS29 and NS15). Partial protease mapping indicated that the NS29 and NS15 proteins are derived from initiation of protein synthesis at 2 distinct sites.
Source: PubMed
Authors: S K Samal, K Subramanian, B Lupiani
Institution: University of Maryland, College Park
Language: English
Subfield: Immunology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2409107179