Capsid expansion of bacteriophage T5 revealed by high resolution cryoelectron microscopy [Biophysics and Computational Biology]

The large (90-nm) icosahedral capsid of bacteriophage T5 is composed of 775 copies of the major capsid protein (mcp) together with portal, protease, and decoration proteins. Its assembly is a regulated process that involves several intermediates, including a thick-walled round precursor prohead that expands as the viral DNA is packaged...

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - October 14, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Alexis Huet, Robert L. Duda, Pascale Boulanger, James F. Conway Tags: PNAS Plus Source Type: research