A viral structural protein is a viral protein that is a structural component of the mature virus.[1]
Examples include the SARS coronavirus 3a and 7a accessory proteins.[2][3]
- ^ Viral+Structural+Proteins at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
- ^ Ito N, Mossel EC, Narayanan K, et al. (March 2005). "Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 3a protein is a viral structural protein". J. Virol. 79 (5): 3182–6. doi:10.1128/JVI.79.5.3182-3186.2005. PMC 548460. PMID 15709039.
- ^ Huang C, Ito N, Tseng CT, Makino S (August 2006). "Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 7a accessory protein is a viral structural protein". J. Virol. 80 (15): 7287–94. doi:10.1128/JVI.00414-06. PMC 1563709. PMID 16840309.