Structure and assembly of double-headed Sendai virus nucleocapsids

The authors present the reconstruction of the Sendai Virus N-RNA complex at atomic resolution, including the helical part and a clam-shaped joint, resolved to 2.9 and 3.9 Å respectively, via cryo-EM. They also demonstrate the presence of an additional, ring like structural motif stabilising Nprotein...

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Main Authors: Na Zhang, Hong Shan, Mingdong Liu, Tianhao Li, Rui Luo, Liuyan Yang, Lei Qi, Xiaofeng Chu, Xin Su, Rui Wang, Yunhui Liu, Wenzhi Sun, Qing-Tao Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02027-y