The Merkel Cell Polyomavirus Minor Capsid Protein

The surface of polyomavirus virions is composed of pentameric knobs of the major capsid protein, VP1. In previously studied polyomavirus species, such as SV40, two interior capsid proteins, VP2 and VP3, emerge from the virion to play important roles during the infectious entry process. Translation o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Schowalter, Rachel M., Buck, Christopher B.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3749969/