Viral nonstructural protein
proteins encoded by a viral genome that are produced in the organisms they infect, but not packaged into the virus particles
In virology, a nonstructural protein is a protein encoded by a virus but that is not part of the viral particle. They typically include the various enzymes and transcription factors the virus uses to replicate itself, such as a viral protease (3CL/nsp5, etc.), an RNA replicase or other template-directed polymerases, and some means to control the host.
The public source identifies “Viral nonstructural protein” as proteins encoded by a viral genome that are produced in the organisms they infect, but not packaged into the virus particles. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Viral, nonstructural and protein.
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