| Type: | Family | Name: | Polyomavirus coat protein VP2 |
| Description: | This family includes the VP2 and VP3 internal coat proteins from Polyomaviruses, which are small dsDNA tumour viruses. Their capsids contain 360 copies of the VP1 proteins arranged in 72 pentamers. This capsid encloses the internal proteins VP2 and VP3, as well as the viral DNA. A single copy of VP2 or VP3 associates with each VP1 pentamer. A crystal structure shows that the C-terminal region of the VP2/VP3 proteininteracts with the VP1 pentamer []. | Short Name: | Polyoma_coat_VP2 |
