离子强度对人真空化病毒体蛋白围绕聚乙烯硫酸盐的组装的影响)

Roi Asor1, Surendra W Singaram2, Yael Levi-Kalisman3

  • 1Institute of Chemistry and the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, 9190401, Jerusalem, Israel.

概括

这项研究调查了离子强度如何影响病毒样粒子 (VLP) 组装,使用 Simian Vacuolating Virus 40 (SV40) 囊蛋白. 研究结果显示,离子强度会影响VLP的形成,影响粒子结构和与蛋白质五聚体的共存.

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