Virology: One protein, many functions.

Félix A. Rey (1)

1 Virologie Structurale

The Lassa virus nucleoprotein coats the viral genome to make a template for RNA synthesis. A study shows that it also binds the 'cap' structure of cellular messenger RNAs and directs immune evasion using a novel mechanism.

Domaines: Virologie

Félix A. Rey. Virology: One protein, many functions.. Nature, 2010, 468 (7325), pp.773-5. ⟨10.1038/468773a⟩. ⟨pasteur-00553953⟩