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Differentiation-dependent interpentameric disulfide bond stabilizes native human papillomavirus type 16.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Conway Michael J, Cruz Linda, Alam Samina, Christensen Neil D, Meyers Craig
Abstract excerpt
Genetic and biochemical analyses of human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16) capsids have shown that certain conserved L1 cysteine residues are critical for capsid assembly, integrity, and maturation. Since previous studies utilized HPV capsids produced in monolayer culture-based protein expression systems, the ascribed roles for these cysteine residues were not placed in the temporal context of the natural host...
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