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Structure and polymorphism of the UL6 portal protein of herpes simplex virus type 1.


ABSTRACT: By electron microscopy and image analysis, we find that baculovirus-expressed UL6 is polymorphic, consisting of rings of 11-, 12-, 13-, and 14-fold symmetry. The 12-mer is likely to be the oligomer incorporated into procapsids: at a resolution of 16 A, it has an axial channel, peripheral flanges, and fits snugly into a vacant vertex site. Its architecture resembles those of bacteriophage portal/connector proteins.

SUBMITTER: Trus BL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC525097 | biostudies-literature | 2004 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Structure and polymorphism of the UL6 portal protein of herpes simplex virus type 1.

Trus Benes L BL   Cheng Naiqian N   Newcomb William W WW   Homa Fred L FL   Brown Jay C JC   Steven Alasdair C AC  

Journal of virology 20041101 22


By electron microscopy and image analysis, we find that baculovirus-expressed UL6 is polymorphic, consisting of rings of 11-, 12-, 13-, and 14-fold symmetry. The 12-mer is likely to be the oligomer incorporated into procapsids: at a resolution of 16 A, it has an axial channel, peripheral flanges, and fits snugly into a vacant vertex site. Its architecture resembles those of bacteriophage portal/connector proteins. ...[more]

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