Question 12

(Multiple Choice)

Which of the following describes the source of the protease that cleaves the picornavirus polyprotein into individual functional proteins?


A) It is a cellular protease.
B) It is brought into the host cell with the virion.
C) It is part of the polyprotein.
D) It is one of the capsid proteins.
E) It is a complex of a viral and a cellular protein.

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