title: The complete sequence of genome segment 8 of bluetongue virus, serotype 1, which encodes the nonstructural protein, NS2.
abstract: Bluetongue virus has a ten-segment double-stranded RNA genome, of which segment 8 encodes a nonstructural protein NS2. This protein is the only bluetongue viral protein to be phosphorylated and also has the ability to bind single-stranded RNA. At present, the function of NS2 is unknown and in order to analyse its characteristics in more detail, it was first necessary to obtain a full-length cDNA clone of the genome segment.
authors.affiliation: AFRC, Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright Laboratory, Woking, Surrey, UK.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Wade-Evans
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D001820:Bluetongue virus / Q000235:genetics*; D002213:Capsid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D016679:Genome, Viral; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012330:RNA, Double-Stranded / Q000235:genetics; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D014758:Viral Core Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D017361:Viral Nonstructural Proteins
chemical_list: D012330:RNA, Double-Stranded; D012367:RNA, Viral; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D014758:Viral Core Proteins; D017361:Viral Nonstructural Proteins