Summary
The migration profiles of JEV polypeptides in SDS-PAGE are influenced by electrophoretic conditions. The estimated molecular weights of N and M became smaller when lower gel concentration and longer electrophoretic run were adopted.
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Kitano, T. Unusual migration profiles of Japanese encephalitis virus structural polypeptides in SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Archives of Virology 54, 159–163 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01314389
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