M1 protein binds to viral RNP through its C-terminal domain (Baudin, 2001). The influenza M1 protein accumulates in the infected cell nucleus through a nuclear localization signal (NLS) RKLKR (residues 101-105) in its N-terminus (Ye, 1999). A host cell protein, HSP70, is thought to inhibit M1 binding at nonpermissive temperatures (Hirayama et al., 2004).
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