Biophysical studies on the morphology of baculovirus-expressed bluetongue virus tubules.
J Gen Virol
; 71 ( Pt 8): 1839-44, 1990 Aug.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2167940
ABSTRACT
Bluetongue virus tubules were purified from Spodoptera frugiperda cells infected with a recombinant baculovirus containing the NS1 gene from bluetongue virus serotype 10, and expressed under control of the Autographa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus polyhedrin promoter. These tubules were subjected to a variety of chemical and physical treatments and the resulting effects on tubule morphology were examined by electron microscopy. A number of morphological similarities were noted between bluetongue virus tubules and cellular microtubules despite a lack of homology between the component proteins at the primary sequence level. A possible multistranded helical configuration is proposed for the tubule structure.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Reoviridae
/
Viral Core Proteins
/
Capsid
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Bluetongue virus
/
Inclusion Bodies, Viral
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
J Gen Virol
Year:
1990
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United kingdom