4.4 Å cryo-EM structure of an enveloped alphavirus Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus

EMBO Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 3854-3863

  Zhang, Rui ^a,c   Hryc, Corey F ^a   Cong, Yao ^a   Liu, Xiangan ^a   Jakana, Joanita ^a   Gorchakov, Rodion ^b   Baker, Matthew L ^a   Weaver, Scott C ^b   Chiu, Wah ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

alphavirus; bioweapon; cryo EM; modelling; VEEV

Indexed keywords

LIVE VACCINE; NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEIN; VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VENEZUELAN EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS ALPHAVIRUS; VIRUS NUCLEOCAPSID; VIRUS RELEASE; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, VENEZUELAN EQUINE; HORSES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; VIRAL PROTEINS; VIRAL VACCINES; VIRION; VIRULENCE;

ALPHAVIRUS; EQUIDAE; VENEZUELAN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS;

EID: 80052731717     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: 14602075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2011.261     Document Type: Article

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