A new example of viral intein in Mimivirus

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Inteins are "protein introns" that remove themselves from their host proteins through an autocatalytic protein-splicing. After their discovery, inteins have been quickly identified in all domains of life, but only once to d...

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Main Authors: Claverie Jean-Michel, Raoult Didier, Ogata Hiroyuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-02-01
Series:Virology Journal
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/2/1/8