Side view of the ’docking protein’ of the canine distemper virus. Colored in red, blue, yellow and green are the large four heads and the connecting neck domain of the viral protein. The stalk is colored in gray. The H protein is anchored in the viral membrane. In light pink, sugar molecules are displayed, which help the virus to camouflage from the immune system.
Side view of the 'docking protein' of the canine distemper virus. Colored in red, blue, yellow and green are the large four heads and the connecting neck domain of the viral protein. The stalk is colored in gray. The H protein is anchored in the viral membrane. In light pink, sugar molecules are displayed, which help the virus to camouflage from the immune system. IBMM / University of Bern - The highly contagious canine distemper virus is dangerous to dogs and wild life animals. It is also closely related to the equally highly contagious measles virus.
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