title: Complete amino acid sequence of human T-cell leukemia virus structural protein p15.
abstract: The complete amino acid sequence of human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV) structural protein p15 has been determined. The intact protein and peptides generated by enzymatic digestion and acid cleavage were purified by reversed-phase liquid chromatography and subjected to semi-automated Edman degradation. HTLV p15 is a basic linear polypeptide composed of 85 amino acids with Mr 9458. The primary structure indicates that HTLV p15 is homologous to the nucleic acid binding proteins of other type-C retroviruses and especially related to bovine leukemia virus p12.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D017977:Deltaretrovirus / Q000032:analysis*; D015683:Gene Products, gag; D006801:Humans; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015682:Retroviridae Proteins, Oncogenic; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D015683:Gene Products, gag; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D015682:Retroviridae Proteins, Oncogenic; D014764:Viral Proteins; C039467:virus structural protein p15