| Value |
28
nm
|
| Organism |
Cowpea Chlorotic Mottle Virus (CCMV) |
| Reference |
Minten IJ, Ma Y, Hempenius MA, Vancso GJ, Nolte RJ, Cornelissen JJ. CCMV capsid formation induced by a functional negatively charged polymer. Org Biomol Chem. 2009 Nov 21 7(22):4685-8. p.4685 left column top paragraphPubMed ID19865705
|
| Comments |
"The Cowpea Chlorotic Mottle Virus (CCMV) is an example of...a defined biological system (ref 10). It consists of 180 identical capsid proteins, which self-assemble around the central RNA yielding highly defined
icosahedral virions of 28 nm in size. The icosahedral shape can be described according to the Caspar and Klug T (triangulation) number as a T=3 particle (refs 11,12). The capsid has a positively charged interior with a diameter of 18 nm, likely interacting with the RNA to stabilize the capsid structure." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
106456 |