Envelope structure model of human immunodeficiency virus type 1.
The envelope structure of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) was examined using a computer image processor combined with an image rotation-averaging system. Our results indicate that the envelope of the HIV-1 particle is constructed of a T-7 laevo icosahedral surface net, and the knobs are distributed in the positions of pentamer-hexamer clustering, the total number being 72, which correspond to the results obtained by Gelderblom et al. and Ozel et al.
Takahashi
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Central Laboratory for Electron Microscopy, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Takama
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Ladhoff
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Scholz
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D015497:HIV-1 / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008958:Models, Molecular; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000648:ultrastructure*
D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins