Type: | Domain | Name: | Envelope glycoprotein M, flavivirus |
Description: | Flaviviruses are small enveloped viruses with virions comprised of three proteins called C, M and E [, , ]. The envelope glycoprotein M is made as a precursor, called prM. The precursor portion of the protein is the signal peptide for the proteins entry into the membrane. prM is cleaved to form M in a late-stage cleavage event. Associated with this cleavage is a change in the infectivity and fusion activity of the virus. | Short Name: | Env_glycoprot_M_flavivir |