Fig. 3.
Wireframe model of the structure of a trimeric assembly in the MVM capsid. (A) Frontal view. (B) Lateral view. In each VP2 subunit in the trimer (shown in different colors), the seven residues at the intertrimer interface whose side chains were found to be critical for assembly are represented as violet space-filling models. The 21 residues whose side chains were found not to be critical for assembly or stability are shown as yellow ball-and-stick models.