Cowpea Chlorotic Mottle Virus

spinqualitylabelsall models Cowpea chlorotic mottle virus coast protein trimer complex with RNA 1cwp Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D

Cowpea chlorotic mottle virus (CPMV) infects black-eyed pea plants. The CPMV is composed of protein shell (capsid) and RNA. CPMV is used in nanotechnology due to its pH and metal ion-dependent polymorphism which can be used for delivery of small molecules.

3D structures of CPMV

1ny7, 2bfu – CPMV small + large subunits
1cwp – CPMV coat protein + RNA

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