Feline calicivirus VP2 is involved in the self-assembly of the capsid protein into virus-like particles

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 279-281

  Di Martino, B ^a   Marsilio, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Baculovirus system; FCV; Morphology; VLPs; VP1; VP2

Indexed keywords

CAPSID PROTEIN; PROTEIN VP1; PROTEIN VP2;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS EXPRESSION SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; INSECT CELL; MIXED INFECTION; MOLECULAR SIZE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; VESIVIRUS; VIRUS LIKE AGENT; VIRUS RECOMBINANT;

BACULOVIRIDAE; CALICIVIRUS, FELINE; CAPSID PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, VIRAL; VIRUS ASSEMBLY;

FELINE CALICIVIRUS; HEXAPODA; MIRIDAE;

EID: 77955915215     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2010.03.011     Document Type: Article

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