The structure of a prokaryotic viral envelope protein expands the landscape of membrane fusion proteins
oleh: Kamel El Omari, Sai Li, Abhay Kotecha, Thomas S. Walter, Eduardo A. Bignon, Karl Harlos, Pentti Somerharju, Felix De Haas, Daniel K. Clare, Mika Molin, Felipe Hurtado, Mengqiu Li, Jonathan M. Grimes, Dennis H. Bamford, Nicole D. Tischler, Juha T. Huiskonen, David I. Stuart, Elina Roine
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2019-02-01 |
Deskripsi
Lipid membrane fusion is an essential function in many biological processes but little is known about membrane fusion in prokaryotes. The authors here study how haloarchaeal pleomorphic viruses (HRPVs) infect archaeal hosts. The structure-function analysis of the spike proteins shed light on prokaryotic membrane fusion.