Visualization of Tegument-Capsid Interactions and DNA in Intact Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Virions

@article{Zhou1999VisualizationOT,
  title={Visualization of Tegument-Capsid Interactions and DNA in Intact Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Virions},
  author={Z. Hong Zhou and Dong-Hua Chen and Joanita Jakana and Frazer J. Rixon and Wah Chiu},
  journal={Journal of Virology},
  year={1999},
  volume={73},
  pages={3210 - 3218}
}
ABSTRACT Herpes simplex virus type 1 virions were examined by electron cryomicroscopy, allowing the three-dimensional structure of the infectious particle to be visualized for the first time. The capsid shell is identical to that of B-capsids purified from the host cell nucleus, with the exception of the penton channel, which is closed. The double-stranded DNA genome is organized as regularly spaced (∼26 Å) concentric layers inside the capsid. This pattern suggests a spool model for DNA… 
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