Complementation with an avian influenza virus is required for synthesis of M protein of a human strain in chicken erythocytes.
The M protein of avian, but not human, strains of influenza A viruses is synthesized in infected chicken erythrocytes. In dual infections an avian strain complemented the human virus and both the human and avian M proteins were expressed.
D000818:Animals; D002642:Chick Embryo; D003609:Dactinomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*
D014764:Viral Proteins; D003609:Dactinomycin