Cryo-electron microscopy and image classification reveal the existence and structure of the coxsackievirus A6 virion

Carina R. Büttner; Radovan Spurný; Tibor Füzik; Pavel Plevka

doi:10.1038/s42003-022-03863-2

Communications Biology (Sep 2022)

Cryo-electron microscopy and image classification reveal the existence and structure of the coxsackievirus A6 virion

Carina R. Büttner,
Radovan Spurný,
Tibor Füzik,
Pavel Plevka

Affiliations

Carina R. Büttner: Central European Institute of Technology - Masaryk University, Structural Biology, Structural Virology
Radovan Spurný: Central European Institute of Technology - Masaryk University, Structural Biology, Structural Virology
Tibor Füzik: Central European Institute of Technology - Masaryk University, Structural Biology, Structural Virology
Pavel Plevka: Central European Institute of Technology - Masaryk University, Structural Biology, Structural Virology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03863-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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A cryo-EM structure for the three conformers of coxsackievirus A6 provides insight into the infection process of this enterovirus, which is responsible for numerous cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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