... arenecessary and sufficient to mediate protein-protein inter-action.We then investigated whether the integrity of the coiledcoil region of NP is important for the binding of NP to the polymerase cofactor ... for the homooligomerization of NP,formation of NP-induced intracellular inclusions, interac-tion of NP with VP35 and for the function of NP in RNAsynthesis.Materials and methodsCells and ... consisting of NP, VP35, and L with VP35 connecting L and NP [6]. Three of the four nucleocapsid proteins, NP, VP35, and L, are essentialfor transcription and replication of the viral RNA [12]. The fourth...