VP40 coordinates numerous functions in the viral life cycle of the Ebola virus.
These include: regulation of viral transcription, morphogenesis, packaging and budding of mature virions.

VP40 goes through intermediate states of assembly (e.g. octamers).
It has been noted that proteins encoded by EBOV (VP30, VP35, and VP40) act independently as suppressors of RNA silencing, indicating that the virus actively resists cellular RNAi during replication.
VP40 coordinates numerous functions in the viral life cycle of the Ebola virus. These include: regulation of viral transcription, morphogenesis, packaging and budding of mature virions.
VP40 goes through intermediate states of assembly (e.g. octamers). It has been noted that proteins encoded by EBOV (VP30, VP35, and VP40) act independently as suppressors of RNA silencing, indicating that the virus actively resists cellular RNAi during replication.
VP40