Rotavirus NSP4 is secreted from infected cells as an oligomeric lipoprotein and binds to glycosaminoglycans on the surface of non-infected cells
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Nonstructural glycoprotein 4 (NSP4) encoded by rotavirus is the only viral protein currently believed to function as an enterotoxin. NSP4 is synthesized as an intracellular transmembrane glycoprotein and as such is essential for viru...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-12-01
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| Series: | Virology Journal |
| Online Access: | http://www.virologyj.com/content/8/1/551 |