Characterization of an early-stage fusion intermediate of Sindbis virus using cryoelectron microscopy

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 110, Issue 33, 2013, Pages 13362-13367

  Cao, Sheng ^a   Zhang, Wei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Class II viral fusion protein; Enveloped viruses; Image processing; Protein organization; Viral entry

Indexed keywords

LIPOSOME; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGE PROCESSING; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SINDBIS VIRUS; VIRUS ENTRY; VIRUS PARTICLE;

CLASS II VIRAL FUSION PROTEIN; ENVELOPED VIRUSES; IMAGE PROCESSING; PROTEIN ORGANIZATION; VIRAL ENTRY;

CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIPOSOMES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; SINDBIS VIRUS; VIRAL FUSION PROTEINS;

EID: 84882371677     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1301911110     Document Type: Article

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