Anti-SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid (Clone: ABM3A11.1B5)

The structural nucleocapsid (N) protein of nCoV/SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 is a predicted 46 kDa phosphoprotein having 419 amino acid residues. A short Serine rich stretch and a recognized nuclear localization signal are the unique features of the nucleocapsid protein of nCoV/SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19, which seems to have a little homology with the proteins of other members of this large corona virus family. These features also suggest the involvement of nucleocapsid protein of nCoV/SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 in different stages of viral lifecycle. The protein has multifaceted activities including packing of the nCoV/SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 viral genome into a helical ribonucleocapsid (RNP) and playing an important role in viral self-assembly causing nCoV/SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19. The nucleocapsid protein of nCoV/SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 also forms dimer in the cell by self-association with the help of interactive C terminal domain. Protein function: Packages the positive strand viral genome RNA into a helical ribonucleocapsid (RNP) and plays a fundamental role during virion assembly through its interactions with the viral genome and membrane protein M. Plays an important role in enhancing the efficiency of subgenomic viral RNA transcription as well as viral replication. May modulate transforming growth factor-beta signaling by binding host smad3. [The UniProt Consortium]