Keeping It Together: Structures, Functions, and Applications of Viral Decoration Proteins
Decoration proteins are viral accessory gene products that adorn the surfaces of some phages and viral capsids, particularly tailed dsDNA phages. These proteins often play a “cementing” role, reinforcing capsids against accumulating internal pressure due to genome packaging, or environmental insults...
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MDPI AG
2020-10-01
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/10/1163 |