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Structure and assembly of filamentous bacterial viruses

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The protein coat of filamentous bacterial viruses is constructed from segments of α helix that extend in an axial direction, and overlap each other like shingles or fish scales to form a hollow cylindrical shell. This hollow shell contains the viral DNA.

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Marvin, D., Wachtel, E. Structure and assembly of filamentous bacterial viruses. Nature 253, 19–23 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/253019a0

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