Characterization of the protease domain of Rice tungro bacilliform virus responsible for the processing of the capsid protein from the polyprotein

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Rice tungro bacilliform virus (RTBV) is a pararetrovirus, and a member of the family <it>Caulimoviridae </it>in the genus <it>Badnavirus</it>. RTBV has a long open reading frame that encodes a large polyprotei...

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Main Authors: Beachy Roger N, de Kochko Alexandre, Rojas-Mendoza Ana, Marmey Philippe, Fauquet Claude M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-04-01
Series:Virology Journal
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/2/1/33