Insights into assembly from structural analysis of bacteriophage PRD1
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The structure and location of the proteins P3, P16, P30, and P31 are described Different structural proteins seem to have specialist roles in controlling virus assembly and the linearly extended P30 appears to nucleate the formation of the icosahedral facets and acts as a molecular tape measure, defining the size of the virus and cementing the facets together.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2004
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Membrane structure and interactions with protein and DNA in bacteriophage PRD1
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Membranes are essential for selectively controlling the passage of molecules in and out of cells and mediating the response of cells to their environment. Biological membranes and their associated proteins present considerable difficult for structural analysis.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2004
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A mechanism for initiating RNA-dependent RNA polymerization
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Research is presented concerning the similarity which exists between the polymerase of the hepatitis C virus and a double-stranded RNA bacteriophage. The evolutionary significance of the similarity is discussed.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2001
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