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Influenza virus nucleoprotein

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Influenza virus nucleoprotein (NP)
Identifiers
SymbolFlu_NP
PfamPF00506
InterProIPR002141
Available protein structures:
Pfam  structures / ECOD  
PDBRCSB PDB; PDBe; PDBj
PDBsumstructure summary

Influenza virus nucleoprotein (NP) is a structural protein which encapsidates the negative strand viral RNA. NP is one of the main determinants of species specificity. The question of how far the NP gene can cross the species barrier by reassortment and become adapted by mutation to the new host has been discussed.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Burger H, Steuler H, Schroder B, Scholtissek C (1985). "Sequence of the nucleoprotein gene of influenza A/parrot/Ulster/73". Virus Res. 3 (1): 35–40. doi:10.1016/0168-1702(85)90039-5. PMID 4024728.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Pfam and InterPro: IPR002141