A Cut above the Rest: Characterization of the Assembly of a Large Viral Icosahedral Capsid

A Cut above the Rest: Characterization of the Assembly of a Large Viral Icosahedral Capsid

The head of <i>Salmonella</i> virus SPN3US is composed of ~50 different proteins and is unusual because within its packaged genome there is a mass (>40 MDa) of ejection or E proteins that enter the <i>Salmonella</i> cell. The assembly mechanisms of this complex structure a...

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Main Authors: Erin R. Reilly, Milky K. Abajorga, Cory Kiser, Nurul Humaira Mohd Redzuan, Zein Haidar, Lily E. Adams, Randy Diaz, Juliana A. Pinzon, André O. Hudson, Lindsay W. Black, Ru-Ching Hsia, Susan T. Weintraub, Julie A. Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
<i>Salmonella</i>
giant phage
myovirus
head assembly
prohead protease
proteolytic maturation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/7/725

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