title: Influenza B virus BM2 protein is a crucial component for incorporation of viral ribonucleoprotein complex into virions during virus assembly.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Influenza Viruses, Department of Virology 3, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Gakuen 4-7-1, Musashi-Murayama, Tokyo 208-0011, Japan.
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Ai
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ninomiya
authors.forename: Masatsugu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Obuchi
authors.forename: Takato
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Odagiri
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D004285:Dogs; D015967:Gene Expression Regulation, Viral; D009981:Influenza B virus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000378:metabolism*; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D014763:Viral Matrix Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014771:Virion / Q000378:metabolism; D019065:Virus Assembly; D000086082:Viroporin Proteins
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D012367:RNA, Viral; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins; D014763:Viral Matrix Proteins; D014764:Viral Proteins; C064964:BM2 polypeptide, influenza B virus; C031540:M-protein, influenza virus; C488936:M1 protein, Influenza A virus; C488937:M2 protein, Influenza A virus; D000086082:Viroporin Proteins