Cryo Electron Microscopy Reconstructions of the Leviviridae Unveil the Densest Icosahedral RNA Packing Possible

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 363, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 858-865

  van den Worm, Sjoerd H E ^a   Koning, Roman I ^b   Warmenhoven, Hans J ^b   Koerten, Henk K ^b   van Duin, Jan ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

bacteriophage; cryo electron microscopy; RNA; structure; virus

Indexed keywords

RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BINDING SITE; COLIPHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN BINDING; VIRUS CAPSID;

LEVIVIRIDAE; MIRIDAE;

EID: 33749563857     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.08.053     Document Type: Article

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