Direct visualization of the small hydrophobic protein of human respiratory syncytial virus reveals the structural basis for membrane permeability

FEBS Letters

Volumn 584, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 2786-2790

  Carter, Stephen D ^a   Dent, Kyle C ^a   Atkins, Elizabeth ^a   Foster, Toshana L ^a   Verow, Mark ^a   Gorny, Petra ^a   Harris, Mark ^a   Hiscox, Julian A ^a   Ranson, Neil A ^a   Griffin, Stephen ^a   Barr, John N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Channel; Respiratory syncytial virus; SH protein; Viroporin

Indexed keywords

SMALL HYDROPHOBIC PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS;

BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; LIPOSOMES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, HUMAN; RETROVIRIDAE PROTEINS, ONCOGENIC;

HUMAN RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; HYDRANGEA RINGSPOT VIRUS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS;

EID: 77953713826     PISSN: 00145793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2010.05.006     Document Type: Article

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