Cleavage sites in the polypeptide precursors of poliovirus protein P2-X

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981 · Virology; (United States)

OSTI ID:5443440

Selmer, B L ^[1]; Hanecak, R; Anderson, C W; Wimmer, E

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1. State Univ. of New York, Stony Brook

Partial amino-terminal sequence analysis has been performed on the three major polypeptide products (P2-3b, P2-5b, and P2-X) from the central region (P2) of the poliovirus polyprotein, and this analysis precisely locates the amino termini of these products with respect to the nucleotide sequence of the poliovirus RNA genome. Like most of the products of the replicase region (P3), the amino termini of P2-5b and P2-X are generated by cleavage between glutamine and glycine residues. Thus, P2-5b and P2-X are probably both produced by the action of a singly (virus-encoded.) proteinase. The amino terminus of P2-3b, on the other hand, is produced by a cleavage between the carboxy-terminal tyrosine of VP1 and the glycine encoded by nucleotides 3381-3383. This result may suggest that more than one proteolytic activity is required for the complete processing of the poliovirus polyprotein.

• OSTI ID: 5443440
• Journal Information: Virology; (United States), Vol. 114
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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