The three-dimensional structure of the bacterial virus MS2

The structure of the icosahedral bacteriophage MS2 has been determined to 3.3 A resolution by X-ray crystallography. The phase determination involved both molecular replacement at low resolution using a known structure and heavy-atom substitution. The coat protein has no structural similarity to tha...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1990-05, Vol.345 (6270), p.36-41
Main Authors: Valegård, Karin, Liljas, Lars, Fridborg, Kerstin, Unge, Torsten
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biochemistry
Biological and medical sciences
Capsid
Coat protein
Coliphages - ultrastructure
Crystallization
Crystallography
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Genomes
Icosahedral phase
Macromolecular Substances
Medical imaging
Microbiology
Molecular Structure
Mosaic Viruses
phage MS2
Protein Conformation
Proteins
RNA Viruses
Science
Symmetry
Systematics
Viral Proteins
Virology
Viruses
X-ray crystallography
X-Ray Diffraction
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Summary:The structure of the icosahedral bacteriophage MS2 has been determined to 3.3 A resolution by X-ray crystallography. The phase determination involved both molecular replacement at low resolution using a known structure and heavy-atom substitution. The coat protein has no structural similarity to that of any other known RNA virus.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/345036a0