title: The surface structure of Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis virus.
abstract: An electronmicroscopic study of a suspension of Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis (VEE) virus by freeze-drying and freeze-etching methods showed that glycoprotein peplomers are located on the surface of the lipoprotein shell. These peplomers are organized with trimer clustering in a T = 4 icosahedral surface lattice. The mode of glycoprotein clustering for the two clones of VEE are different.
mesh_terms: D004666:Encephalitis Virus, Venezuelan Equine / Q000032:analysis / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005613:Freeze Etching; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000032:analysis*; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000032:analysis*; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D006023:Glycoproteins; D008074:Lipoproteins; D014764:Viral Proteins