Article
Site-directed mutation affecting polyomavirus capsid self-assembly in vitro.
Nature - 1 Jan 2000
Garcea R L, Salunke D M, Caspar D L
Abstract excerpt
Nonequivalent bonding of identical protein subunits occurs in the polyomavirus capsid were identical pentameric capsomeres occupy both hexavalent and pentavalent positions in the icosahedral surface lattice. The polyomavirus major capsid protein VP1, purified after expression of the recombinant gene in Escherichia coli, has been isolated as capsomeres that self-assemble into capsid-like structures in vitro. The...
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