Cowpea chlorotic mottle virus CCMV

Cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV), 14 CCMV. See Cowpea chlorotic mottle virus (CCMV), 5... 

As a close relative to the brome mosaic virus the cowpea chlorotic mottle virus (CCMV) possesses an outer diameter of 28 nm, is assembled from 180 subunits that create an icosahedral type structure, and contains an RNA core. Another similarity is the cationic interior surface of the viral capsid which is formed from subunits with highly basic N-termini (6 positively charged arginine and 3 lysine residues) that project into the cavity and stabilize the RNA core. However as a potential biomineralization template, the electrostatic environment of the virion cavity precludes any cationic metal precursors and thus limits its applicability for nanoparticle synthesis. 

Three ieosahedral viruses emerged as useful templates with eage-like architectures for nanotechnology cowpea chlorotic mottle virus (CCMV) and cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV) and Norwalk virus (NV) (Fig. 2). CCMV and CPMV are both plant viruses, while NV is an animal virus. 

C) Cowpea Chlorotic Mottle Virus (CCMV) unswollcn and... 

Cowpea Chlorotic Mottle Virus (CCMV) T = 3 icosahedral symmetry 180 copies of a single protein 28 nm in diameter PDB ID 1CWP... 

Cowpea chlorotic mottle virus (CCMV) see Bromovirus group Cowpea mosaic virus assembly 6, 4 general 77, 2 C-type particles see RNA tumor viruses Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) see Cucumovirus group Cucumovirus group assembly 6, 3 general 77, 1... 

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