The nuclear egress complex of MHV-68 is not essential for nuclear egress but mediates C-capsid specificity
Saskia Sanders, Carola Schneider, Timothy K. Soh, Elena Kotova, Dörte Stalling, Beatrix Steer, Rudolph Reimer, Zsolt Ruzsics, Heiko Adler, Jens B. Bosse
This study shows that the MHV-68 nuclear egress complex (NEC) is not essential for nuclear egress but mediates C-capsid specificity, allowing some capsids to exit the nucleus through alternative pathways.
Journal of Virology · Apr 17, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology