Figure 2.
Fig. 2. Rearrangement of the prM and E proteins during virus
maturation. (A to D) Sequence of events as referenced in the
text. The E proteins are shown as a C backbone;
space-filling atoms show the pr peptide surfaces. The three
independent heterodimers per icosahedral asymmetric unit are
colored red, green, and blue. Although the diagram assumes
knowledge of the relationship among the positions of specific
heterodimers in the immature and mature viruses (red goes to
red, green to green, and blue to blue), this is not known.
backbone;
space-filling atoms show the pr peptide surfaces. The three
independent heterodimers per icosahedral asymmetric unit are
colored red, green, and blue. Although the diagram assumes
knowledge of the relationship among the positions of specific
heterodimers in the immature and mature viruses (red goes to
red, green to green, and blue to blue), this is not known.