Mutation Information
Mutation Site
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S220A |
Mutation Type
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Amino acid level |
Gene/Protein/Region Type
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Large T |
Combined Mutation
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Large T.S220A+Large T.S239A |
Viral Reference
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JF813003.1
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Literature Information
PubMed PMID
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28461484
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Published Year
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2017 |
Journal
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
Title
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Protein-mediated viral latency is a novel mechanism for Merkel cell polyomavirus persistence. |
Author
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Kwun HJ,Chang Y,Moore PS |
Evidence
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Mutations at two of these phosphoreceptor sites [serine (S)220 and S239] in the full viral genome increase LT levels and promote MCV virion production and transmission, which can be neutralized with anti-capsid antibody.
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