In contrast to the wild type Sendai virus fusion protein (F), a mutated F to possess a cleavage site similar to that of virulent Newcastle disease virus F, could be cleaved by proteases present in COS cells. When mutated F and hemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN) were coexpressed at the cell surface, syncytium formation was observed.
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