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Abstract

Protein translation in noroviruses requires translational processing of a polyprotein precursor by the viral protease. So far, the molecular mechanisms of catalytic cleavage by the viral protease are poorly understood. In this study, the catalytic activities and substrate specificities of the viral protease were examined by using synthetic peptides (11–15 residues) corresponding to the cleavage sites of the norovirus polyprotein. Both predicted forms of the viral protease, the 3C-like protease (3C) and the 3CD-like protease polymerase protein (3CD), displayed a specific cleavage activity of peptides bearing Gln–Gly at the scissile bond. In contrast, peptides bearing Glu–Gly at the scissile bond (p20/VPg and 3C/3D junctions) were resistant to -cleavage by 3C and 3CD. Interestingly, the VPg/3C scissile bond (Glu–Ala) was cleaved only by 3CD, and examination of relative cleavage efficiencies revealed significant differences in processing of peptides, indicating differential cleavage patterns for 3C and 3CD.

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