Mutually-induced conformational switching of RNA and coat protein underpins efficient assembly of a viral capsid

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 401, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 309-322

  Rolfsson, Ottar ^a   Toropova, Katerina ^a   Ranson, Neil A ^a   Stockley, Peter G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assembly efficiency; Cryo electron microscopy; RNA folding; RNA phage; Viral RNA

Indexed keywords

COAT PROTEIN; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; GENOMIC RNA; SINGLE STRANDED RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SWITCHING; IN VITRO STUDY; MS2 VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; RNA CONFORMATION; VIRION; VIRUS CAPSID; WILD TYPE;

MIRIDAE; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 77954383893     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.05.058     Document Type: Article

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