Agricultural and Biological Sciences
8 years ago

New insights into Nidovirales protein could revolutionize virus treatment.

Chinese Veterinary Science
Advances in structure and function studies of nucleocapsid protein of Nidovirales.
Feifei Tan, Zuzhang Wei, Shishan Yuan

Paper Summary

The article discusses the structure and function of the nucleocapsid protein in Nidovirales. It explains how this protein binds to RNA, localizes in the nucleus, and helps in virus replication. The differences between Coronaviridae and Arteriviridae in terms of the role of the nucleocapsid protein are also highlighted.

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