Ferritin is Fused with the Influenza Protein Hemagglutinin (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Ferritin is Fused with the Influenza Protein Hemagglutinin

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When ferritin (gray) is fused with the influenza protein hemagglutinin (blue), it self-assembles into a sphere with eight protruding spikes from its surface.

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