Interaction between Bluetongue virus outer capsid protein VP2 and vimentin is necessary for virus egress

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The VP2 outer capsid protein Bluetongue Virus (BTV) is responsible for receptor binding, haemagglutination and eliciting host-specific immunity. However, the assembly of this outer capsid protein on the transcriptionally active viral...

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Main Authors: Roy Polly, Noad Rob J, Bhattacharya Bishnupriya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-01-01
Series:Virology Journal
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/4/1/7