The putative protein 6 of the severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus: Expression and functional characterization

Hua Geng; Yuet Man Liu; Wai Sing Chan; Anthony Wing Ip Lo; Deborah Mun Yee Au; Mary Miu Yee Waye; Yuan Yuan Ho

doi:10.1016/j.febslet.2005.11.007

The putative protein 6 of the severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus: Expression and functional characterization

Hua Geng, Yuet Man Liu, Wai Sing Chan, Anthony Wing Ip Lo, Deborah Mun Yee Au, Mary Miu Yee Waye, Yuan Yuan Ho^*

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The SARS-CoV open reading frame 6 (ORF6) is transcribed into mRNA6 and encodes a putative 7.5 kDa accessory protein, SARS 6, with unknown function. In this study, we have confirmed the SARS 6 protein expression in lung and intestine tissues of the SARS patients and in SARS-CoV infected Vero E6 cells by immunohistochemistry. Further studies by immunoblot and confocal microscopy analyses revealed the expression and the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) localization of the recombinant SARS 6 protein in mammalian cells. Expression of SARS 6 protein in mammalian cells elicits biological activity of stimulating cellular DNA synthesis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	6763-6768
Number of pages	6
Journal	FEBS Letters
Volume	579
Issue number	30
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2005.11.007
State	Published - Dec 19 2005

Keywords

Coronavirus
ORF6
SARS 6 protein
SARS-CoV
Severe acute respiratory syndrome

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Biophysics
Structural Biology
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Cell Biology

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The putative protein 6 of the severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus : Expression and functional characterization. / Geng, Hua; Liu, Yuet Man; Chan, Wai Sing; Lo, Anthony Wing Ip; Au, Deborah Mun Yee; Waye, Mary Miu Yee; Ho, Yuan Yuan.

In: FEBS Letters, Vol. 579, No. 30, 19.12.2005, p. 6763-6768.

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