This illustration provided a 3-dimensional (3D) graphical representation of a tightly packed, icosahedral poliovirus particle, each consisting of 60-copies of capsid polypeptides, designated as VP1 (viral protein1) (Pink), VP2 (Green), VP3 (Purple) and VP4 (not shown). The particle is composed of units of four capsid polypeptides that interact in groups of five, resulting in a viral particle that has 5-fold (pentamer) and 12-fold symmetry. An optimised and enhanced version of an image produced by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / credit CDC ;

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