The N-terminal domain of the arenavirus L protein is an RNA endonuclease essential in mRNA transcription.
Arenaviridae synthesize viral mRNAs using short capped primers presumably acquired from cellular transcripts by a 'cap-snatching' mechanism. Here, we report the crystal structure and functional characterization of the N-terminal 196 residues (NL1) of the L protein from the prototypic arena...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-09-01
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Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20862324/?tool=EBI |