#viroporin — Public Fediverse posts

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Now, many RNA viruses have a viral protein called a #viroporin, which creates pores in membranes such as the endoplasmic reticulum.

In some viruses, such as an #enterovirus, the viroporin is well-known. (2B protein)

In other viruses, the viroporin is better known for something else, as the viroporin function is not well appreciated.

For example, in a #flavivirus, the NS2A protein is known as a capsid-assembly protein. Its function as a viroporin is less well-known.https://doi.org/10.1080/21505594.2017.1356540