Coronavirus envelope protein
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coronavirus-envelope-protein-251-2346496
title:
Coronavirus envelope protein
text:
The envelope (E) protein is the smallest and least well-characterized of the four major structural proteins found in coronavirus virions. It is an integral membrane protein less than 110 amino acid residues long; in SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of Covid-19, the E protein is 75 residues long. Although it is not necessarily essential for viral replication, absence of the E protein may produce abnormally assembled viral capsids or reduced replication. E is a multifunctional protein and, in addit
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Major structure in coronaviruses
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus_envelope_protein
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date modified:
2024-03-08T19:07:19Z
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