The Capsid of the Small RNA Phage Prr1 is Stabilized by Metal Ions
Persson, M., Tars, K., Liljas, L.(2008) J Mol Biol 383: 914
- PubMed: 18786545 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.08.060
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2VF9 - PubMed Abstract: 
Many nonenveloped virus particles are stabilized by calcium ions bound in the interfaces between the protein subunits. These ions may have a role in the disassembly process. The small RNA phages of the Leviviridae family have T=3 quasi-symmetry and are unique among simple viruses in that they have a coat protein with a translational repressor activity and a fold that has not been observed in other viruses ...