Identification of critical amino acids within the foot-and-mouth disease virus Leader protein, a cysteine protease
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Identification of critical amino acids within the foot-and-mouth disease virus Leader protein, a cysteine protease. / Roberts, Peter J.; Belsham, Graham J.
I: Virology, Bind 213, Nr. 1, 71554, 20.10.1995, s. 140-146.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Identification of critical amino acids within the foot-and-mouth disease virus Leader protein, a cysteine protease
AU - Roberts, Peter J.
AU - Belsham, Graham J.
PY - 1995/10/20
Y1 - 1995/10/20
N2 - The Leader protein of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) is the first component of the virus polyprotein. It is synthesized in two forms, Lab and Lb, both of which display the ability to cleave the L/P1 junction in trans and to induce the cleavage of the cap-binding complex component eIF-4G (p220). The L protease has weak homology to the family of cysteine proteases, which have a catalytic dyad composed of a cysteine and a histidine. Mutations have been introduced into FMDV cDNA to modify each of the four cysteine residues and the three conserved histidine residues within the Lb species. The activities of the mutant L proteins have been determined. Modification of a single cysteine residue (residue 51) or of a single histidine residue (residue 148) abolished the abilities of L to cleave the L/P1 junction and to inhibit cap-dependent protein synthesis. In contrast, modification of each of the other cysteine residues and other conserved histidine residues had no apparent effect on these activities.
AB - The Leader protein of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) is the first component of the virus polyprotein. It is synthesized in two forms, Lab and Lb, both of which display the ability to cleave the L/P1 junction in trans and to induce the cleavage of the cap-binding complex component eIF-4G (p220). The L protease has weak homology to the family of cysteine proteases, which have a catalytic dyad composed of a cysteine and a histidine. Mutations have been introduced into FMDV cDNA to modify each of the four cysteine residues and the three conserved histidine residues within the Lb species. The activities of the mutant L proteins have been determined. Modification of a single cysteine residue (residue 51) or of a single histidine residue (residue 148) abolished the abilities of L to cleave the L/P1 junction and to inhibit cap-dependent protein synthesis. In contrast, modification of each of the other cysteine residues and other conserved histidine residues had no apparent effect on these activities.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0028884251&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1006/viro.1995.1554
DO - 10.1006/viro.1995.1554
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:0028884251
VL - 213
SP - 140
EP - 146
JO - Virology
JF - Virology
SN - 0042-6822
IS - 1
M1 - 71554
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