ACTA VETERINARIA ET ZOOTECHNICA SINICA ›› 2014, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (12): 1911-1916.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2014.12.001

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An Overview of Research Progress on NS1,NS2 and NS3 Proteins of Influenza A Viruses

TAN Wei,XIE Zhi-xun*   

  1. (Guangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Vaccines and Diagnosis,Guangxi Veterinary Research Institute,Nanning 530001,China)
  • Received:2014-07-16 Online:2014-12-23 Published:2014-12-23

Abstract:

The genome of influenza A virus consists of eight gene segments.Among them,genes of haemagglutinin (HA),neuraminidase (NA),nucleoprotein (NP) and PB2 (basic polymerase 2) can only encode single viral protein,respectively.Genes encoding M (matrix protein),PB1 (basic polymerase 1),PA (acidic polymerase) and NS (nonstructural protein) proteins can encode more than two viral proteins.This has made the total number of proteins encoded by influenza A virus become 17.It has been found that M gene encodes M1,M2 and M42 proteins,and that PB1 gene encodes PB1,PB1-F2 and PB1-N40 proteins,respectively.PA gene encodes PA,PA-X,PA-N155 and PA-N182,respectively,whereas NS gene encodes NS1,NS2 and NS3 proteins,respectively.It was first reported by M.Selman et al.that a novel viral protein NS3 of influenza A virus was encoded by NS3 mRNA.This review will briefly introduce progress in research on NS1,NS2 and NS3 proteins encoded by influenza A virus NS gene.

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