Absence of a cleavable signal sequence in Sindbis virus glycoprotein PE2.
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The proteolytic cleavage of PE2 to envelope glycoprotein E2 is not strictly required for the maturation of Sindbis virus.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Biological Chemistry
سال: 1979
ISSN: 0021-9258
DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)86303-2