Macromolecular assembly: chainmail stabilization of a viral capsid |
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| Authors: | JE Johnson WR Wikoff |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA. |
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| Abstract: | The subunits that make up the capsid of a double-stranded DNA phage have been found to be arranged as covalently bonded, interlinked pentamer and hexamer rings. This remarkable 'chainmail' arrangement raises interesting new questions about macromolecular assembly. |
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