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- Title
Models of virus capsids containing 72 pentameric capsomeres.
- Authors
Lu, Dan; Zhou, Pan-Pan; Qiu, Wen-Yuan
- Abstract
A simple model for describing the non-quasi-equivalent icosahedral virus capsid composed of 72 pentameric capsomeres is developed. By means of six-step operations, a new 4-gons polyhedron P is obtained which contains 72 pentagons, 80 trigons and 210 quadrilaterals. More importantly, it bears icosahedral symmetry. The rationality of the existence of the 4-gons polyhedron P is further discussed. The results show that this model can be used to represent the capsids of papovaviruses.
- Subjects
MATHEMATICAL models; CAPSIDS; ICOSAHEDRA; SYMMETRY (Physics); EXISTENCE theorems; PAPILLOMAVIRUSES
- Publication
Journal of Mathematical Chemistry, 2012, Vol 50, Issue 4, p996
- ISSN
0259-9791
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10910-011-9947-8