Structure and assembly of bacteriophage T4 head
<p>Abstract</p> <p>The bacteriophage T4 capsid is an elongated icosahedron, 120 nm long and 86 nm wide, and is built with three essential proteins; gp23*, which forms the hexagonal capsid lattice, gp24*, which forms pentamers at eleven of the twelve vertices, and gp20, which forms...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-12-01
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Series: | Virology Journal |
Online Access: | http://www.virologyj.com/content/7/1/356 |