Figure 15. Changes in virion morphology with proteolytic processing.

Figure 15

Changes in virion morphology with proteolytic processing. Immature and mature forms of viral particles are shown in pairs. (A) MLV; (B) M-PMV; (C) HTLV-1; (D) HIV-2. (Courtesy of M. Gonda and reprinted, with permission, from Coffin 1992.)

From: Maturation of Viral Particles

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Retroviruses.
Coffin JM, Hughes SH, Varmus HE, editors.
Cold Spring Harbor (NY): Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press; 1997.
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