Record details

General information

Name of the gene or DNA sequence

Non-structural protein 2 cDNA

Abbreviation

CS-NS2

Category of DNA sequence

Protein coding sequence

Is the gene / DNA sequence is a synthetic molecule?

Donor organism

Influenza virus - Influenza

Record #45782

Characteristics of the protein coding sequence

Name of the protein expressed by the coding sequence

Non-structural protein (NS2)

Biological function

Non-structural protein/ nuclear export protein (NEP) is directly involved in the nuclear
export of viral ribonucleoprotein (vRNPs) during the viral life cycle.

Related trait(s) or use(s) in biotechnology

Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal)
- Vaccines

Additional Information

Other relevant website address or attached documents

Influenza A Virus NEP (NS2 Protein) Downregulates RNA Synthesis of Model Template RNAs

Multiple alignment comparison of the non-structural genes of influenza A viruses

Mutation in NS2, a nonstructural protein of influenza A virus, extragenically causes aberrant replication and expression of the PA gene and leads to generation of defective interfering particles.

NS2 NEP protein regulates transcription and replication of the influenza virus RNA genome.pdf