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MuV causes acute infection of the parotid glands, and the infection can result in severe cases of encephalitis, meningitis and deafness in humans. The non-segmented RNA genome of MuV is encapsidated by the nucleocapsid protein (NP), which forms the ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex that serves as a template for viral RNA synthesis. To make viral genomic RNA accessible to the viral polymerase, a conformational change within NP occurs. Recently, an atomic model of the NP of MuV was developed with cryogenic-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) using PIV5 NP crystal structure as a homology template. To examine NP\u2019s structure and function, we performed mutational analysis of MuV NP at region(s) proposed to play a role in accessing viral RNA. The MuV NP mutants containing G185P, A197Q, Q200R and groups denoted as Top (N63G, P139D, A197Q), Tip (P109E, N121G, A124R) and Bottom (G21S, E29T, P43N, R93Q, R304Q) were first tested in a minigenome system. 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