title: Virus structures and conformational rearrangements.
abstract: Structural virology is a burgeoning subspecialty. Our understanding of the molecular organization of viruses has begun to contribute directly to the analysis of viral attachment and entry, assembly, antigenicity, and even viral pathogenesis, but there are still more puzzles than answers. Recent crystallographic results have helped us to understand the structural changes in viruses that affect their assembly and infectivity.
authors.affiliation: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Harrison
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D003196:Computer Graphics; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006389:Hemagglutinins, Viral / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D011120:Polyomavirus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011487:Protein Conformation; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D012328:RNA Viruses / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011991:Receptors, Virus; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D006389:Hemagglutinins, Viral; D012367:RNA, Viral; D011991:Receptors, Virus; D014764:Viral Proteins