THE FLAVIVIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN-E - ISOLATION OF A SOLUBLE FORM FROM TICK-BORNE ENCEPHALITIS-VIRUS AND ITS CRYSTALLIZATION

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作者
HEINZ, FX [1 ]
MANDL, CW [1 ]
HOLZMANN, H [1 ]
KUNZ, C [1 ]
HARRIS, BA [1 ]
REY, F [1 ]
HARRISON, SC [1 ]
机构
[1] HARVARD UNIV,HOWARD HUGHES MED INST,DEPT BIOCHEM & MOLEC BIOL,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02138
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10.1128/JVI.65.10.5579-5583.1991
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Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
By the use of limited trypsin digestion of purified virions, we generated a membrane anchor-free and crystallizable form of the tick-borne encephalitis virus envelope glycoprotein E. It retained its reactivity with a panel of monoclonal antibodies, and only subtle structural differences from the native protein E were recognized. Treatment with the bifunctional cross-linker dimethylsuberimidate resulted in the formation of a dimer. Crystallization experiments yielded hexagonal rod-shaped crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction analysis.
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页码:5579 / 5583
页数:5
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