McBride, Ruthvan Zyl, MarjorieFielding, Burtram C.2016-06-012016-06-012014McBride, R.; Van Zyl, M.; Fielding, BC. (2014). The coronavirus nucleocapsid is a multifunctional protein. Viruses, 6 (8): 2991-30181999-4915http://hdl.handle.net/10566/2241The coronavirus nucleocapsid (N) is a structural protein that forms complexes with genomic RNA, interacts with the viral membrane protein during virion assembly and plays a critical role in enhancing the efficiency of virus transcription and assembly. Recent studies have confirmed that N is a multifunctional protein. The aim of this review is to highlight the properties and functions of the N protein, with specific reference to (i) the topology; (ii) the intracellular localization and (iii) the functions of the protein.enNucleocapsid proteinCoronavirus assemblyCoronavirus NIntracellular localizationProtein topologyArticle