A short form of the tick‐borne encephalitis virus NS3 protein

FEBS Letters

Morozova, O.V.¹  Nomokonova, N.Yu.²  Pugachev, K.V.¹  Pletnev, A.G.¹ 

[1] Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Siberian Division of the USSR Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, USSR;Institute of Therapy, Siberian Division of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences, Novosibirsk 630003, USSR

关键词: Flavivirus;    Nonstructural protein;    Cleavage;   

DOI  :  10.1016/0014-5793(92)80329-F

学科分类：生物化学/生物物理

来源: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

【 摘 要 】

Using monoclonal antibodies to the tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBE) nonstructural protein NS3 two forms of this protein were revealed in TBE-infected mammalian cells: a full-length form (69 kDa) and a short form (49 kDa) which has not been observed before and was called NS3′. Recombinant plasmids were constructed and various fragments of the TBE NS3 gene were expressed in rabbit reticulocyte lysate. By analyzing immune precipitates of ³⁵S-labeled translation products, we could monitor and localize internal cleavage of NS3, due to which the NS3′ protein was generated.

【 授权许可】

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