Abstract
The structure of foot-and-mouth disease virus has been determined at close to atomic resolution by X-ray diffraction without experimental phase information. The virus shows similarities with other picornaviruses but also several unique features. The canyon or pit found in other picornaviruses is absent; this has important implications for cell attachment. The most immunogenic portion of the capsid, which acts as a potent peptide vaccine, forms a disordered protrusion on the virus surface.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 709-716 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Nature |
| Volume | 337 |
| Issue number | 6209 |
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| Publication status | Published - 23 Feb 1989 |
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