Intrinsic disorder in the open reading frame 2 of hepatitis E virus: a protein with multiple functions beyond viral capsid

Abstract Background Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the cause of a liver disease hepatitis E. The translation product of HEV ORF2 has recently been demonstrated as a protein involved in multiple functions besides performing its major role of a viral capsid. As intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) are...

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Main Authors: Zoya Shafat, Anwar Ahmed, Mohammad K. Parvez, Shama Parveen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-03-01
Series:Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43141-023-00477-x