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Moreover, the C-terminal domain on its own determines intracellular targeting, as GFP fused to the C-terminal amino acids of E rns was found at the same compartments as wt E rns. Here, we show that at least three out of four positively-charged residues in the C-terminal glycosaminoglycan (GAG)-binding site of BVDV-E rns are required for efficient cell entry, and that a positively charged region more upstream is not involved in cell entry but rather in RNA-binding. The structural envelope protein E rns also exists in a soluble form and, by its endoribonuclease activity, degrades immunostimulatory RNA prior to their activation of pattern recognition receptors. E rns and N pro, both expressed uniquely by pestiviruses, counteract the host’s innate immune defense by interfering with the induction of interferon (IFN) synthesis. The genus Pestivirus, family Flaviviridae, includes four economically important viruses of livestock, i.e., bovine viral diarrhea virus-1 (BVDV-1) and -2 (BVDV-2), border disease virus (BDV) and classical swine fever virus (CSFV).
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