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Identification of the structural basis of thermal lability of a virus provides a rationale for improved vaccines.
Structure (London, England : 1993) - 4 Nov 2014
Rincón Verónica, Rodríguez-Huete Alicia, López-Argüello Silvia, Ibarra-Molero Beatriz, Sanchez-Ruiz Jose M, Harmsen Michiel M, Mateu Mauricio G
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Virus stability and dynamics play critical roles during infection. Some viruses, including foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV), are surprisingly prone to thermal dissociation outside the cell. The structural bases and functional implications of this distinctive trait were essentially unknown. This study (1) uncovers the structural determinants of FMDV thermolability, (2) investigates the relationship between...
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