Galinski M S, Mink M A, Lambert D M, Wechsler S L, Pons M W
Virology. 1987 Mar;157(1):24-30. doi: 10.1016/0042-6822(87)90309-6.
The sequence of the matrix (M) protein gene and contiguous intergenic regions of the human parainfluenza 3 virus (PF3) was determined by molecular cloning. The encoded M protein contains 354 amino acids and has a predicted mol wt of 39,506. The M protein amino acid sequence was compared to the homologous proteins from other members of the Paramyxoviridae family. The PF3 protein shared 61% homology with the Sendai virus protein and approximately 35% homology with measles and canine distemper virus proteins. Little homology was observed with respiratory syncytial virus. The M protein appears to be the most highly conserved among the Paramyxoviridae proteins.
