An influenza virus gene encoding two different proteins.
Evidence is presented which confirms that the influenza virus genome specifies a polypeptide of molecular mass 11 000, in addition to the eight previously recognized gene products. A summary is included of results that show that this polypeptide is encoded by the smallest genome segment of the virus (segment 8) which also encodes a polypeptide of molecular mass 23 000 (NS1). The implications of these findings are considered.
D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002645:Chickens; D005796:Genes; D005814:Genes, Viral; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000235:genetics*; D008970:Molecular Weight; D013045:Species Specificity; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics*
D014764:Viral Proteins