Identification of a pocket factor that is critical to Zika virus assembly

oleh: Nadia M. DiNunno, Daniel J. Goetschius, Anoop Narayanan, Sydney A. Majowicz, Ibrahim Moustafa, Carol M. Bator, Susan L. Hafenstein, Joyce Jose

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2020-10-01

Deskripsi

Here, the authors provide a 3.4 Å resolution structure of mature Zika virus (ZIKV) and identify two lipid moieties, coordinated by hydrophobic residues of the M and E transmembrane helices and between two helices of E protein, that play an essential role in the ZIKV assembly pathway.