Organism
Variola virus (isolate Human/India/Ind3/1967)
Function
Envelope protein which probably plays a role in virus entry into the host cell. Is probably involved in the virus attachment to the host cell surface and associates with the entry/fusion complex (EFC). Needed for fusion and penetration of the virus core into host cell (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the chordopoxvirinae L1 family.
Sequence
MGAAASIQTTVNTLSERISSKLEQEANASAQTKCDIEIGNFYIRQNHGCNLTVKNMCSADADAQLDAVLSAATETYSGLTPEQKAYVPAMFTAALNIQTSVNTVVRDFENYVKQTCNSSAVVDNKLKIQNVIIDECYGAPGSPTNLEFINTGSSKGNCAIKALMQLTTKATTQIAPRQVAGTGVQFYMIVIGVIILAALFMYYAKRMLFTSTNDKIKLILANKENVHWTTYMDTFFRTSPMVIATTDIQN