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A cross section of the measles virus in which six proteins work together to infect cells. The measles virus is extremely infectious; 9 out of 10 people exposed will contract the disease. Fortunately, an effective vaccine protects against infection. For a zoomed-in look at the six important proteins, see Measles Virus Proteins.
Amy Wu and Christine Zardecki, RCSB Protein Data Bank.
David S. Goodsell and the RCSB Protein Data Bank.
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