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. 2014 Aug 5;4(15):e1193.
doi: 10.21769/bioprotoc.1193.

Purification of Herpesvirus Virions and Capsids

Xinghong Dai  1 , Z Hong Zhou  1
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Purification of Herpesvirus Virions and Capsids

Xinghong Dai et al. Bio Protoc. .

Abstract

This protocol was designed for large-scale purification of herpesvirus particles by cell culture. Virions and capsids are isolated from extracellular culture media and cell nuclei, respectively. Purity and concentration of the purified samples are usually sufficient for structural studies with cryo electron microscopy and cryo electron tomography. The protocol should also be generally suitable for purifying herpesvirus virions and capsids for other types of studies.

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