NameHexon protein
Synonyms
  • CP-H
  • Protein II
Gene NameNot Available
OrganismHAdV-2
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0019391|Hexon protein
MATPSMMPQWSYMHISGQDASEYLSPGLVQFARATETYFSLNNKFRNPTVAPTHDVTTDR
SQRLTLRFIPVDREDTAYSYKARFTLAVGDNRVLDMASTYFDIRGVLDRGPTFKPYSGTA
YNALAPKGAPNSCEWEQTEDSGRAVAEDEEEEDEDEEEEEEEQNARDQATKKTHVYAQAP
LSGETITKSGLQIGSDNAETQAKPVYADPSYQPEPQIGESQWNEADANAAGGRVLKKTTP
MKPCYGSYARPTNPFGGQSVLVPDEKGVPLPKVDLQFFSNTTSLNDRQGNATKPKVVLYS
EDVNMETPDTHLSYKPGKGDENSKAMLGQQSMPNRPNYIAFRDNFIGLMYYNSTGNMGVL
AGQASQLNAVVDLQDRNTELSYQLLLDSIGDRTRYFSMWNQAVDSYDPDVRIIENHGTED
ELPNYCFPLGGIGVTDTYQAIKANGNGSGDNGDTTWTKDETFATRNEIGVGNNFAMEINL
NANLWRNFLYSNIALYLPDKLKYNPTNVEISDNPNTYDYMNKRVVAPGLVDCYINLGARW
SLDYMDNVNPFNHHRNAGLRYRSMLLGNGRYVPFHIQVPQKFFAIKNLLLLPGSYTYEWN
FRKDVNMVLQSSLGNDLRVDGASIKFDSICLYATFFPMAHNTASTLEAMLRNDTNDQSFN
DYLSAANMLYPIPANATNVPISIPSRNWAAFRGWAFTRLKTKETPSLGSGYDPYYTYSGS
IPYLDGTFYLNHTFKKVAITFDSSVSWPGNDRLLTPNEFEIKRSVDGEGYNVAQCNMTKD
WFLVQMLANYNIGYQGFYIPESYKDRMYSFFRNFQPMSRQVVDDTKYKEYQQVGILHQHN
NSGFVGYLAPTMREGQAYPANVPYPLIGKTAVDSITQKKFLCDRTLWRIPFSSNFMSMGA
LTDLGQNLLYANSAHALDMTFEVDPMDEPTLLYVLFEVFDVVRVHQPHRGVIETVYLRTP
FSAGNATT
Number of residues968
Molecular Weight109151.995
Theoretical pI4.84
GO Classification
Functions
  • structural molecule activity
Processes
  • viral entry into host cell
  • microtubule-dependent intracellular transport of viral material towards nucleus
Components
  • host cell nucleus
  • T=25 icosahedral viral capsid
General FunctionStructural molecule activity
Specific FunctionMajor capsid protein that self-associates to form 240 hexon trimers, each in the shape of a hexagon, building most of the pseudo T=25 capsid. Assembled into trimeric units with the help of the chaperone shutoff protein. Transported by pre-protein VI to the nucleus where it associates with other structural proteins to form an empty capsid. Might be involved, through its interaction with host dyneins, in the intracellular microtubule-dependent transport of incoming viral capsid to the nucleus.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDP03277
UniProtKB Entry NameCAPSH_ADE02
Cellular LocationVirion
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0006352|2907 bp
ATGGCTACCCCTTCGATGATGCCGCAGTGGTCTTACATGCACATCTCGGGCCAGGACGCC
TCGGAGTACCTGAGCCCCGGGCTGGTGCAGTTTGCCCGCGCCACCGAGACGTACTTCAGC
CTGAATAACAAGTTTAGAAACCCCACGGTGGCACCTACGCACGACGTAACCACAGACCGG
TCCCAGCGTTTGACGCTGCGGTTCATCCCTGTGGACCGCGAGGATACCGCGTACTCGTAC
AAAGCGCGGTTCACCCTGGCTGTGGGTGACAACCGTGTGCTTGATATGGCTTCCACGTAC
TTTGACATCCGCGGCGTGCTGGACAGGGGGCCTACTTTTAAGCCCTACTCCGGCACTGCC
TACAACGCTCTAGCTCCCAAGGGCGCTCCTAACTCCTGTGAGTGGGAACAAACCGAAGAT
AGCGGCCGGGCAGTTGCCGAGGATGAAGAAGAGGAAGATGAAGATGAAGAAGAGGAAGAA
GAAGAGCAAAACGCTCGAGATCAGGCTACTAAGAAAACACATGTCTATGCCCAGGCTCCT
TTGTCTGGAGAAACAATTACAAAAAGCGGGCTACAAATAGGATCAGACAATGCAGAAACA
CAAGCTAAACCTGTATACGCAGATCCTTCCTATCAACCAGAACCTCAAATTGGCGAATCT
CAGTGGAACGAAGCTGATGCTAATGCGGCAGGAGGGAGAGTGCTTAAAAAAACAACTCCC
ATGAAACCATGCTATGGATCTTATGCCAGGCCTACAAATCCTTTTGGTGGTCAATCCGTT
CTGGTTCCGGATGAAAAAGGGGTGCCTCTTCCAAAGGTTGACTTGCAATTCTTCTCAAAT
ACTACCTCTTTGAACGACCGGCAAGGCAATGCTACTAAACCAAAAGTGGTTTTGTACAGT
GAAGATGTAAATATGGAAACCCCAGACACACATCTGTCTTACAAACCTGGAAAAGGTGAT
GAAAATTCTAAAGCTATGTTGGGTCAACAATCTATGCCAAACAGACCCAATTACATTGCT
TTCAGGGACAATTTTATTGGCCTAATGTATTATAACAGCACTGGCAACATGGGTGTTCTT
GCTGGTCAGGCATCGCAGCTAAATGCCGTGGTAGATTTGCAAGACAGAAACACAGAGCTG
TCCTATCAACTCTTGCTTGATTCCATAGGTGATAGAACCAGATATTTTTCTATGTGGAAT
CAGGCTGTAGACAGCTATGATCCAGATGTTAGAATCATTGAAAACCATGGAACTGAGGAT
GAATTGCCAAATTATTGTTTTCCTCTTGGGGGTATTGGGGTAACTGACACCTATCAAGCT
ATTAAGGCTAATGGCAATGGCTCAGGCGATAATGGAGATACTACATGGACAAAAGATGAA
ACTTTTGCAACACGTAATGAAATAGGAGTGGGTAACAACTTTGCCATGGAAATTAACCTA
AATGCCAACCTATGGAGAAATTTCCTTTACTCCAATATTGCGCTGTACCTGCCAGACAAG
CTAAAATACAACCCCACCAATGTGGAAATATCTGACAACCCCAACACCTACGACTACATG
AACAAGCGAGTGGTGGCTCCCGGGCTTGTAGACTGCTACATTAACCTTGGGGCGCGCTGG
TCTCTGGACTACATGGACAACGTTAATCCCTTTAACCACCACCGCAATGCGGGCCTCCGT
TATCGCTCCATGTTGTTGGGAAACGGCCGCTACGTGCCCTTTCACATTCAGGTGCCCCAA
AAGTTTTTTGCCATTAAAAACCTCCTCCTCCTGCCAGGCTCATATACATATGAATGGAAC
TTCAGGAAGGATGTTAACATGGTTCTGCAGAGCTCTCTGGGAAACGATCTTAGAGTTGAC
GGGGCTAGCATTAAGTTTGACAGCATTTGTCTTTACGCCACCTTCTTCCCCATGGCCCAC
AACACGGCCTCCACGCTGGAAGCCATGCTCAGAAATGACACCAACGACCAGTCCTTTAAT
GACTACCTTTCCGCCGCCAACATGCTATACCCCATACCCGCCAACGCCACCAACGTGCCC
ATCTCCATCCCATCGCGCAACTGGGCAGCATTTCGCGGTTGGGCCTTCACACGCTTGAAG
ACAAAGGAAACCCCTTCCCTGGGATCAGGCTACGACCCTTACTACACCTACTCTGGCTCC
ATACCATACCTTGACGGAACCTTCTATCTTAATCACACCTTTAAGAAGGTGGCCATTACC
TTTGACTCTTCTGTTAGCTGGCCGGGCAACGACCGCCTGCTTACTCCCAATGAGTTTGAG
ATTAAACGCTCAGTTGACGGGGAGGGCTACAACGTAGCTCAGTGCAACATGACCAAGGAC
TGGTTCCTGGTGCAGATGTTGGCCAACTACAATATTGGCTACCAGGGCTTCTACATTCCA
GAAAGCTACAAGGACCGCATGTACTCGTTCTTCAGAAACTTCCAGCCCATGAGCCGGCAA
GTGGTTGACGATACTAAATACAAGGAGTATCAGCAGGTTGGAATTCTTCACCAGCATAAC
AACTCAGGATTCGTAGGCTACCTCGCTCCCACCATGCGCGAGGGACAGGCTTACCCCGCC
AACGTGCCCTACCCACTAATAGGCAAAACCGCGGTTGACAGTATTACCCAGAAAAAGTTT
CTTTGCGATCGCACCCTTTGGCGCATCCCATTCTCCAGTAACTTTATGTCCATGGGCGCA
CTCACAGACCTGGGCCAAAACCTTCTCTACGCCAACTCCGCCCACGCGCTAGACATGACT
TTTGAGGTGGATCCCATGGACGAGCCCACCCTTCTTTATGTTTTGTTTGAAGTCTTTGAC
GTGGTCCGTGTGCACCAGCCGCACCGCGGCGTCATCGAGACCGTGTACCTGCGCACGCCC
TTCTCGGCCGGCAACGCCACAACATAA
GenBank Gene IDJ01917
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDNot Available
Chromosome LocationNot Available
LocusNot Available
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