GO Term : GO:0098017 viral capsid, major subunit GO

Namespace  cellular_component Obsolete  false
description  The part of the viral capsid that comprises the most common capsomere type. For example, in a T=3 icosahedral capsid, which is composed of 12 pentameric and 20 hexameric capsomeres, the hexameric capsomeres are major subunits.

0 Cross References

1 Ontology

Name
GO

6 Parents

Identifier Name Description
GO:0005575 cellular_component The part of a cell or its extracellular environment in which a gene product is located. A gene product may be located in one or more parts of a cell and its location may be as specific as a particular macromolecular complex, that is, a stable, persistent association of macromolecules that function together.
GO:0019012 virion The complete fully infectious extracellular virus particle.
GO:0044423 virion part Any constituent part of a virion, a complete fully infectious extracellular virus particle.
GO:0019028 viral capsid The protein coat that surrounds the infective nucleic acid in some virus particles. It comprises numerous regularly arranged subunits, or capsomeres.
GO:0046727 capsomere Any of the protein subunits that comprise the closed shell or coat (capsid) of certain viruses.
GO:0098017 viral capsid, major subunit The part of the viral capsid that comprises the most common capsomere type. For example, in a T=3 icosahedral capsid, which is composed of 12 pentameric and 20 hexameric capsomeres, the hexameric capsomeres are major subunits.

0 Protein

7 Relations

Relationship
Parent Term . Identifier

Child Term . Identifier
is_a GO:0046727 GO:0098017
is_a GO:0005575 GO:0098017
part of GO:0044423 GO:0098017
part of GO:0019028 GO:0098017
part of GO:0005575 GO:0098017
is_a GO:0044423 GO:0098017
part of GO:0019012 GO:0098017

2 Synonyms

Name Type
major head protein synonym
major capsomere synonym