Figure 2. Interior view of the viral capsid (IMAGE)

National Institutes of Natural Sciences

Figure 2. Interior view of the viral capsid

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The 12 pentagonal vertices (two of which are shown in the diagram) are composed of protein components designated as Penton (black), PC-α (magenta), PC-β (green), and PC-γ (blue). The 20 triangular facets located between the vertices (two of which are shown in the diagram) consist of Cement (cyan), Lattice (vermillion), and Support (ultramarine) protein components, which are interconnected by Glue (purple) and Zipper (orange) protein components. On the inner side of the capsid, Scaffold (yellow) protein components are arranged along the junctions.

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Kazuyoshi Murata

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