Link to bioRxiv paper:

http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2020.08.06.240028v1?rss=1

Authors: Busnadiego, I., Martin, M. T., Ferrero, D., Millan de la Blanca, M. G., Brotp, L., Diaz-Beneitez, E., Fuentes, D., Rodriguez, D., Verdaguer, N., Kremer, L., Rodriguez, J. F.

Abstract:

Birnaviruses are ancient evolutionary intermediates between double- and single-stranded RNA viruses that package their dsRNA genomes as filamentous ribonucleoproteins (RNP). The major RNP protein component is VP3, a homodimeric polypeptide that functionally mimics nucleoproteins from single stranded RNA viruses. An experimentally-tested VP3-dsRNA interaction model underlying the assembly of Birnavirus RNPs. Our report provides new and relevant clues to better understanding the molecular biology of this unique virus family.

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