Which of the Following Conditions During Infection with a Paramyxovirus

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following conditions during infection with a paramyxovirus causes the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase to switch from start-stop transcription to production of full-length positive-strand antigenomes?

• A) Levels of the mRNAs transcribed.
• B) Concentration of the N protein.
• C) Proteolytic cleavage of the polymerase protein.
• D) Phosphorylation of the polymerase protein.
• E) Levels of the L protein.

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