DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS PRIMING LOOP COMPARED TO OTHER NON-SEGMENTED NEGATIVE STRAND RNA VIRUSES
T. N. Cressey, A. M. Shareef, V. A. Kleiner, S. L. Noton, P. O. Byrne, J. S. McLellan, E. Muhlberger, R. Fearns
This study identifies Pro1261 in the RSV polymerase as critical for RNA synthesis initiation, unlike a corresponding residue in a filovirus polymerase.
bioRxiv · Mar 18, 2022Microbiology