Ebola structure?

g1687jkarh at umbsky.cc.umb.edu g1687jkarh at umbsky.cc.umb.edu
Tue May 16 09:43:26 EST 1995


In Article <3p81pn$mo7 at newsbf02.news.aol.com>
hbv700 at aol.com (HBV700) writes:
>Ebola and Marburg are single-stranded, enveloped  RNA viruses, negative
>polarity, encoding a monocistronic polyadenylated mRNA.  It encodes 7
>proteins; a nucleoprotein, a glycoprotein, a polymerase and 4 undesignated
>proteins.   No known toxins are produced.  Death is due in part to DIC and
>focal necrosis of the liver, ovaries, testicles and kidneys.  Lesions
>appear to involve vascular endothelium.   See C.J. Peters in Emerging
>Viruses, Oxford Press, 93.


     Is there a collagenase in there somewhere? What about a protease? is
there a single protein which is cleaved? by a viral or host protease?
Just curious?











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