Electron cryotomography reveals the portal in the herpesvirus capsid

Journal of Virology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 2065-2068

  Chang, Juan T ^a   Schmid, Michael F ^a   Rixon, Frazer J ^b   Chiu, Wah ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON CRYOTOMOGRAPHY; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES VIRUS; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOMOGRAPHY; VIRUS CAPSID; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS MORPHOLOGY; VIRUS PLAQUE;

CAPSID; CAPSID PROTEINS; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; MODELS, MOLECULAR; TOMOGRAPHY; UREA;

HERPESVIRIDAE; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; MIRIDAE;

EID: 33846785568     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.02053-06     Document Type: Article

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