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Just out: how viral capsids assemble. It's all about the salt. Thx to XM and all my co-authors. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

onlinelibrary.wiley.comThe assembly pathway for human papillomavirus <fc>L1</fc> capsid protein is encoded in electrostatic interactionsHuman papillomavirus L1 protein spontaneously folds and assembles into 60 nm virus-like particles (VLP), with T = 7d icosahedral symmetry at high salt concentrations but not in low salt. Rapid increa...

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