Details of the arrangement of the outer capsid of rice dwarf phytoreovirus, as visualized by two-dimensional crystallography.
Two-dimensional crystals were obtained from purified P8, an outer capsid protein of rice dwarf phytoreovirus. A filtered image of the two-dimensional crystal, in combination with the results of biochemical analysis, revealed the unit formation of the capsid protein, a capsomere structure, which appeared to be an approximately equilateral triangle with sides of approximately 6 nm and which was composed of a trimer of P8 protein. Details of the arrangements of the outer capsid of the virus are described.
Zhu
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National Agriculture Research Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Hemmings
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Iwasaki
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K
Fujiyoshi
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Y
Zhong
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B
Yan
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J
Isogai
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Omura
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T
D002213:Capsid / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003461:Crystallography; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008970:Molecular Weight; D012275:Oryza / Q000821:virology; D012087:Reoviridae / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000737:chemistry
D014764:Viral Proteins