Structural characterization of a fusion glycoprotein from a retrovirus that undergoes a hybrid 2-step entry mechanism

FASEB Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 5059-5071

  Aydin, Halil ^a   Smrke, Brianna M ^a   Lee, Jeffrey E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

ASLV; Helix dipole moment; HTLV 1; TM

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; HISTIDINE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; VIRUS FUSION PROTEIN; VIRUS GLYCOPROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; AVIAN LEUKOSIS ONCOVIRUS; BIOPHYSICS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIPOLE; HYBRIDIZATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; RETROVIRUS; VIRUS ENTRY;

ASLV; HELIX DIPOLE MOMENT; HTLV-1; TM;

ALPHARETROVIRUS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; STATIC ELECTRICITY; VIRAL FUSION PROTEINS;

EID: 84890472435     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15306860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fj.13-232371     Document Type: Article

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