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  • 3105279696013241552139743489277669892085PublicAssets/6996A cross section of the measles virus in which six proteins (enlarged on the outside of the virus) 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. Portions of the proteins that have not been determined are shown with dots. <Br><Br> Learn more about the six proteins on PDB 101’s <a href="https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/231">Molecule of the Month: Measles Virus Proteins</a>. Structures are available for the ordered regions of nucleoprotein and phosphoprotein (PDB entries <a href="https://www.rcsb.org/structure/5E4V ">5E4V</a>, <a href="https://www.rcsb.org/structure/3ZDO">3ZDO</a>, <a href="https://www.rcsb.org/structure/1T6O">1T6O</a>), but the remaining regions are thought to form a flexible, random tangle. For a larger look at the measles virus, see <a href="https://images.nigms.nih.gov/pages/DetailPage.aspx?imageid2=6995">6995</a>. Amy Wu and Christine Zardecki, RCSB Protein Data Bank.David S. Goodsell and the <a href="https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/231">RCSB Protein Data Bank</a>.Illustration

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    A cross section of the measles virus in which six proteins (enlarged on the outside of the virus) 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. Portions of the proteins that have not been determined are shown with dots.

    Learn more about the six proteins on PDB 101’s Molecule of the Month: Measles Virus Proteins. Structures are available for the ordered regions of nucleoprotein and phosphoprotein (PDB entries 5E4V, 3ZDO, 1T6O), but the remaining regions are thought to form a flexible, random tangle. For a larger look at the measles virus, see 6995.

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    Amy Wu and Christine Zardecki, RCSB Protein Data Bank.

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    David S. Goodsell and the RCSB Protein Data Bank.

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