Dataset Information
Micrographs of viruses ATV and AFV6
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SUBMITTER: Fengbin Wang
PROVIDER: EMPIAR-11040 | biostudies-other |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Publications
Spindle-shaped archaeal viruses evolved from rod-shaped ancestors to package a larger genome.
Cell 20220323 8
Spindle- or lemon-shaped viruses infect archaea in diverse environments. Due to the highly pleomorphic nature of these virions, which can be found with cylindrical tails emanating from the spindle-shaped body, structural studies of these capsids have been challenging. We have determined the atomic structure of the capsid of Sulfolobus monocaudavirus 1, a virus that infects hosts living in nearly boiling acid. A highly hydrophobic protein, likely integrated into the host membrane before the virio ...[more]