Title | Virion orientation in cubic crystals of the human common cold virus HRV14. | ||
Author | Arnold, E; Erickson, J W; Fout, G S; Frankenberger, E A; Hecht, H J; Luo, M; Rossman, M G; Rueckert, R R | ||
Journal | J Mol Biol | Publication Year/Month | 1984-Aug |
PMID | 6088778 | PMCID | -N/A- |
A new cubic crystal form (a = 445.1 A) of space group P23 is reported for human rhinovirus R14. There are four particles per unit cell, each situated on a crystallographic 3-fold axis. The orientation of these particles has been determined with a rotation function and their approximate positions have been derived from a Patterson map. The crystals diffract to at least 2.8 A resolution. Limitations to the possible surface features of the virus are set by a comparison of the cubic and orthorhombic crystal forms.