title: The three-dimensional structure of the bacterial virus MS2.
abstract: The structure of the icosahedral bacteriophage MS2 has been determined to 3.3 A resolution by X-ray crystallography. The phase determination involved both molecular replacement at low resolution using a known structure and heavy-atom substitution. The coat protein has no structural similarity to that of any other known RNA virus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, Uppsala University, Sweden.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Valegård
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liljas
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fridborg
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Unge
mesh_terms: D002213:Capsid; D003090:Coliphages / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D003460:Crystallization; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009029:Mosaic Viruses; D011487:Protein Conformation; D012328:RNA Viruses; D014764:Viral Proteins; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D014764:Viral Proteins