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The phage L capsid decoration protein has a novel OB-fold and an unusual capsid binding strategy

The major coat proteins of dsDNA tailed phages (order Caudovirales) and herpesviruses form capsids by a mechanism that includes active packaging of the dsDNA genome into a precursor procapsid, followed by expansion and stabilization of the capsid. These viruses have evolved diverse strategies to for...

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Autores principales: Newcomer, Rebecca L, Schrad, Jason R, Gilcrease, Eddie B, Casjens, Sherwood R, Feig, Michael, Teschke, Carolyn M, Alexandrescu, Andrei T, Parent, Kristin N
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6449081/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30945633
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.45345