Genomic Organization of the Newly Discovered Cassava CongoCheravirus Reveals a Unique Maf/HAM1 Motif in theC-Terminal Region of the RNA1 Polyprotein and Suggests thePresence of Two Protein Domains Upstream of the PutativeHelicase Domain - 2026
Genomic Organization of the Newly Discovered Cassava CongoCheravirus Reveals a Unique Maf/HAM1 Motif in theC-Terminal Region of the RNA1 Polyprotein and Suggests thePresence of Two Protein Domains Upstream of the PutativeHelicase Domain
Kwibuka, Bisimwa Yves ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Plant Sciences
Winter, Stephan
Basengere Bisimwa, Espoir
Vasudevan, Kumar ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Plant Sciences
Sanfaçon, Hélène
Vanderschuren, Hervé ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Plant Sciences
Massart, Sébastien ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Gestion durable des bio-agresseurs ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Sciences agronomiques > Phytopathologie
Language :
English
Title :
Genomic Organization of the Newly Discovered Cassava CongoCheravirus Reveals a Unique Maf/HAM1 Motif in theC-Terminal Region of the RNA1 Polyprotein and Suggests thePresence of Two Protein Domains Upstream of the PutativeHelicase Domain
Publication date :
08 January 2026
Journal title :
Viruses
eISSN :
1999-4915
Publisher :
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), Switzerland
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