Visualization of a Missing Link in Retrovirus Capsid Assembly

For a retrovirus such as HIV to be infectious, a properly formed capsid is needed; however, unusually among viruses, retrovirus capsids are highly variable in structure. According to the fullerene conjecture, they are composed of hexamers and pentamers of CA protein, with a capsid’s shape varying ac...

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Autores principales: Cardone, Giovanni, Purdy, John G., Cheng, Naiqian, Craven, Rebecca C., Steven, Alasdair C.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2721793/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19194444
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature07724

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2721793/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19194444
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature07724

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