Article
Calcium bridge triggers capsid disassembly in the cell entry process of simian virus 40.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 11 Dec 2009
Kawano Masa-Aki, Xing Li, Tsukamoto Hiroko, Inoue Takamasa, Handa Hiroshi, Cheng R Holland
Abstract excerpt
The calcium bridge between the pentamers of polyoma viruses maintains capsid metastability. It has been shown that viral infection is profoundly inhibited by the substitution of lysine for glutamate in one calcium-binding residue of the SV40 capsid protein, VP1. However, it is unclear how the cal...
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