Virion assembly (IMAGE)

University of Leeds

Virion assembly

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Capsid protein pentamers (subunits colour-coded) being recruited to the growing protein shell (brown) during virion assembly by formation of sequence-specific contacts between the genome (packaging signals shown as orange space-filled models) and the Enterovirus-E capsid.

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