Rotavirus (schematic representation): Vp1 = RNA-dependent protease. Vp2= proteins that form the innermost layer of the 3 protein layers of the envelope. Vp4 = protein trimer that serve as viral receptors.
Rotaviruses: electron microscopic image of the wheel-shaped structured viruses; see the bud-like Vp4-trimers on the virus surface, which act as viral receptors to adhere to the surface of cells
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