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Haloarcula hispanica SH1 virus is a double-stranded DNA virus that infects the archaeon ''Haloarcula hispanica''.〔Bamford DH, Ravantti JJ, Rönnholm G, Laurinavicius S, Kukkaro P, Dyall-Smith M, Somerharju P, Kalkkinen N, Bamford JK (2005) Constituents of SH1, a novel lipid-containing virus infecting the halophilic euryarchaeon ''Haloarcula hispanica''. J Virol 79(14):9097-9107〕 This virus has a number of unique features that were unlike any other known virus when it was described. However similarities have since been found with the Thermus thermophilus virus P23-77 and the Thermus aquaticus virus IN93. These viruses may form a new taxon when in the next revision of the taxonomy by the ICTV. ==Virology== The virons are icosahedral in shape with a triangulation number of 28. The capsomers are decorated with a tower like structures and contain an inner lipid membrane lies beneath the protein capsid. The lipid membrane contains phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerophosphate methyl ester and phosphatidylglycerosulfate. The base of the capsomer appears to be formed by a hexameric single beta barrel protein. There are 15 structural proteins in the capsid varying in molecular weight between 185 kiloDaltons (kDa) and 4 kDa. These have been numbered from VP1 to VP 15. Seven appear to be minor components (VP5, VP6, VP8, VP11, VP13, VP14 and VP15). VP12 (molecular weight 9.8 kDa) has two membrane spanning helices suggesting it is an integral membrane protein. VP2 may be an elongated fiber like protein suitable for forming a spike. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Haloarcula hispanica SH1 virus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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