Table 2.

Examples of N‐myristoylated viral proteins

Viruses	Proteins	N‐terminal sequencesa	References
Human immunodeficiency virus 1	Nef	C14‐GGKWSK	62
	Gag	C14‐GARASV	31
Simian immunodeficiency virus	Nef	C14‐GGAISM	62
	Gag	C14‐GVRNSV	31
Herpes simplex virus 1	UL11	C14‐GLSFSG	63
Hepatitis B virus	Pre‐S1	C14‐GQNLST	64
	L protein	C14‐GGWSSK	51
Simian virus 40	VP2	C14‐GAALTL	65
Poliovirus	VP4	C14‐GAQVSS	66
Mouse mammary tumour virus	Gag	C14‐GVSGSK	67
Sabia virus	RING finger Z	C14‐GNSKSK	52
Lassa virus	Z protein	C14‐GNKQAK	52

^aThe serine or threonine residues at position 5 (underlined) are shared among most N‐myristoylated proteins.