Structure and function of human norovirus nonstructural proteins / 中华实验和临床病毒学杂志

ABSTRACT

Norovirus (NoV), a single stranded RNA virus, is the major causative agent of the global acute gastroenteritis in humans, and it has drawn more and more attention. Because of the lack of appropriate animal models and in vitro cell culture models, people have studied and understood more about the epidemiology and genetic variation of human viruses. The functional characteristics of the viral encoded protein and the pathogenesis of virus infection are poorly understood. In this paper, we summarize the progress in studies on characteristics of non-structural protein of norovirus, and hope that with the recent breakthrough in human cell culture model of human norovirus, it can be used as a tool for further research on the function of human norovirus non-structural protein.