Figure 1. Two conformational states of the human norovirus VLP (IMAGE)

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Figure 1. Two conformational states of the human norovirus VLP

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Human norovirus is an icosahedral virus approximately 40 nm in diameter. Its virus-like particle (VLP) consists of a shell (S) domain and a protruding (P) domain that extends from the shell. In the rising state, the P domain is elevated by approximately 1 nm relative to the "resting" state from the "rising" state (red arrow). The color scale represents the particle radius .

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Kazuyoshi Murata

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