MicrobiologybioRxiv
DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS PRIMING LOOP COMPARED TO OTHER NON-SEGMENTED NEGATIVE STRAND RNA VIRUSES
T. N. Cressey, A. M. Shareef, V. A. Kleiner…·R. Fearns
This study identifies Pro1261 in the RSV polymerase as critical for RNA synthesis initiation, unlike a corresponding residue in a filovirus polymerase.
DOI 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010451