Cox J H
Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis. 1982;5(1-3):21-5. doi: 10.1016/0147-9571(82)90010-8.
The five structural proteins of rabies virus, L, G, N, M1 and M2 have been re-evaluated in light of recent results. It has been found that the M1 protein is associated with the N protein which together with the L protein and the RNA forms the nucleocapsid complex. Only the G and M2 proteins could be visualized on the surface of infected cells. Therefore, it is proposed that the M1 protein be renamed NS analogous to vesicular stomatitis virus and that the M2 protein, being the only membrane protein, now be called simply the M protein.
根据最近的研究结果，对狂犬病病毒的五种结构蛋白L、G、N、M1和M2进行了重新评估。现已发现，M1蛋白与N蛋白相关联，N蛋白与L蛋白和RNA一起形成核衣壳复合体。在受感染细胞表面仅能看到G蛋白和M2蛋白。因此，建议将M1蛋白重新命名为NS，类似于水泡性口炎病毒；而M2蛋白作为唯一的膜蛋白，现简称为M蛋白。
