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Matrix Protein (MA, myristylated, p17)
Ribbon drawing of matrix protein showing Lys26, Lys27, and Lys30, part of a proposed nuclear localization signal clustered with other basic amino acids on a three-strand ß -sheet. This three-dimensional structure was determined using NMR (1). This figure was produced using the Molscript and Raster3D software packages and provided courtesy of Dr. Michael Summers, Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
References
- MASSIAH ET AL. J MOL BIOL 224:198-223 (1994).
