Structure of the Cucumber Necrosis Virus

Structure of the Cucumber Necrosis Virus

CryoEM reconstructions of the T=3 CNV particles show an articulated internal structure with two major internal shells. For a complete description see Katpally, U., Kakani, K., Reade, R., Dryden, K., Rochon, D., and Smith, T.J. (2007). Structures of T=1 and T=3 particles of cucumber necrosis virus: evidence of internal scaffolding. J Mol Biol 365, 502-512.

Umesh Katpally and Thomas J. Smith – Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, MO