Protein
Envelope protein H3
Organism
Variola virus (isolate Human/India/Ind3/1967)
Function
Envelope protein that binds to heparan sulfate on the cell surface and might provide virion attachment to target cell.
Similarity
Belongs to the chordopoxvirinae protein H3 family.
Sequence
MATVNKTPVIVVPVIDRPPSETFPNLHEHINDQKFDDVKDNEVMPEKRNVVIVKDDPDHYKDYAFIHWTGGNIRNDDKYTHFFSGFCNTMCTEETKRNIARHLALWDSKFFTELENKKVEYVVIVENDNVIEDITFLRPVLKAMHDKKIDILQMREIITGNKVKTELVMDKNHVIFTYTGGYDVSLSAYIIRVTTALNIVDEIIKSGGLSSGFYFEIARIENEIKINRQIMDNSAKYVEHDPRLVAEHRFENMKPNFWSRIGTAAVKRYPGVMYAFTTPLISFFGLFDINVIGLIVILFIMFMLIFNVKSKLLWFLTGTFVTAFI