Viral protein

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Diagram of how a virus capsid can be constructed using multiple copies of just two protein molecules

A viral protein is a protein generated by a virus.[1] Many are structural, forming the viral envelope and capsid (just as the polyomavirus capsid protein (VP1)).[2] However, there are also viral nonstructural proteins and viral regulatory and accessory proteins.

More than 490 have been identified.[3]

Aggregated, these proteins can form inclusion bodies.

Recently a database named Viral Protein Structural Database (VPDB) has been published which summarises ~1,670 viral protein structures from >277 viruses with more than 465 virus strains. This database is freely available at the following URL http://vpdb.bicpu.edu.in.

References

  1. ↑ Viral Proteins at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
  2. ↑ Viral Structural Proteins at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
  3. ↑ Chatr-aryamontri A, Ceol A, Peluso D, et al. (January 2009). "VirusMINT: a viral protein interaction database". Nucleic Acids Res. 37 (Database issue): D669–73. doi:10.1093/nar/gkn739. PMC 2686573. PMID 18974184. 
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