Structure of the hantavirus Gn-Gc tetramer (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Structure of the hantavirus Gn-Gc tetramer

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This is the highest resolution molecular structure ever constructed of a key protein complex on the surface of the Andes virus, called the Gn-Gc tetramer, that enables it to infect cells.

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University of Texas at Austin.

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