Viral Peplomer
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A Viral Peplomer is a glycoprotein spike on a viral capsid or viral envelope.
- Example(s):
- The peplomers (red and orange) of a coronavirus.
- The peplomers (red and orange) of a coronavirus.
- See: Enterobacteria Phage T4, Coronavirus, Glycoprotein, Virus, Capsid, Viral Envelope, Elsevier, TheFreeDictionary.com, Receptor (Biochemistry), Cell (Biology), Host (Biology), Infectivity.
References
2020
- (Wikipedia, 2020) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peplomer Retrieved:2020-3-29.
- A peplomer is a glycoprotein spike on a viral capsid or viral envelope. These protrusions will only bind to certain receptors on the host cell; they are essential for both host specificity and viral infectivity.
The tail fibers of some bacteriophages, especially the T4-like phages, are modified peplomers.
Influenza virus has two kinds of peplomers:
- triangular, spike-shaped "haemagglutinin"
- mushroom-shaped "neuraminidase".
- A peplomer is a glycoprotein spike on a viral capsid or viral envelope. These protrusions will only bind to certain receptors on the host cell; they are essential for both host specificity and viral infectivity.