Plays a major role in assembly and budding of virion. Completely covers the ribonucleoprotein coil and keep it in condensed bullet-shaped form. Inhibits viral transcription and stimulates replication. Plays a major role in early induction of TRAIL-mediated apoptosis in infected neurons
[1]"Sequence of the 3386 3' nucleotides of the genome of the AVO1 strain rabies virus: structural similarities in the protein regions involved in transcription."Poch O., Tordo N., Keith G.Biochimie 70:1019-1029(1988) [2]"Characterizat