@article{fdi:010065013, title = {{P}rotein-{RNA} linkage and post-translational modifications of two sobemovirus {VP}gs}, author = {{O}lspert, {A}. and {P}eil, {L}. and {H}{\'e}brard, {E}ug{\'e}nie and {F}argette, {D}enis and {T}ruve, {E}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{S}obemoviruses possess a viral genome-linked protein ({VP}g) attached to the 5' end of viral {RNA}. {VP}g is processed from the viral polyprotein. {I}n the current study, {C}ocksfoot mottle virus ({C}f{MV}) and {R}ice yellow mottle virus ({RYMV}) {VP}gs were purified from virions and analysed by mass spectrometry. {T}he cleavage sites in the polyprotein and thereof the termini of {VP}g were experimentally proven. {T}he lengths of the mature {VP}gs were determined to be 78 and 79 aa residues, respectively. {T}he amino acid residues covalently linked to {RNA} in the two {VP}gs were, surprisingly, not conserved; it is a tyrosine at position 5 of {C}f{MV} {VP}g and serine at position 1 of {RYMV} {VP}g. {P}hosphorylations were identified in {C}f{MV} and {RYMV} {VP}gs with two positionally similar locations {T}20/{S}14 and {S}71/{S}72, respectively. {RYMV} {VP}g contains an additional phosphorylation site at {S}41.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {G}eneral {V}irology}, volume = {92}, numero = {{P}art 2}, pages = {445--452}, ISSN = {0022-1317}, year = {2011}, DOI = {10.1099/vir.0.026476-0}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010065013}, }