The 25 amino acid residues at the carboxy terminus of the herpes simplex virus type 1 UL26.5 protein are required for the formation of the capsid shell around the scaffold.

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Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) polypeptides specified by overlapping genes UL26 and UL26.5 form a scaffold around which the icosahedral capsid shell is assembled. In a series of cleavage events catalysed by the UL26-encoded protease, the full-length UL26 product is processed into capsid proteins VP24 and VP21 and the UL26.5 protein is converted into the capsid protein VP22a by the loss of 25 amino acids from...

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