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Atomic structure of single-stranded DNA bacteriophage phi X174 and its functional implications.
Nature - 9 Jan 1992
McKenna R, Xia D, Willingmann P, Ilag L L, Krishnaswamy S, Rossmann M G, Olson N H, Baker T S, Incardona N L
Abstract excerpt
The mechanism of DNA ejection, viral assembly and evolution are related to the structure of bacteriophage phi X174. The F protein forms a T = 1 capsid whose major folding motif is the eight-stranded antiparallel beta barrel found in many other icosahedral viruses. Groups of 5 G proteins form 12 dominating spikes that enclose a hydrophilic channel containing some diffuse electron density. Each G protein is a tight...
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