4ldd

Structural highlights

Function

VP40_EBOZM Promotes virus assembly and budding by interacting with host proteins of the multivesicular body pathway. May facilitate virus budding by interacting with the nucleocapsid and the plasma membrane. Specific interactions with membrane-associated GP and VP24 during the budding process may also occur. The hexamer form seems to be involved in budding. The octamer form binds RNA, and may play a role in genome replication.^{[1] [2]}

References

1. ↑ Irie T, Licata JM, Harty RN. Functional characterization of Ebola virus L-domains using VSV recombinants. Virology. 2005 Jun 5;336(2):291-8. PMID:15892969 doi:10.1016/j.virol.2005.03.027
2. ↑ Johnson RF, Bell P, Harty RN. Effect of Ebola virus proteins GP, NP and VP35 on VP40 VLP morphology. Virol J. 2006 May 23;3:31. PMID:16719918 doi:10.1186/1743-422X-3-31