Polyhedrin

For the three dimensional shape, see Polyhedron

Polyhedrin dodecamer, Cypovirus 1.

Polyhedrin
The crystal structure of a recombinant baculovirus polyhedrin.[1]
Identifiers
Symbol	Polyhedrin
Pfam	PF00738
InterPro	IPR001746
Available protein structures: Pfam   structures / ECOD   PDB RCSB PDB; PDBe; PDBj PDBsum structure summary

Polyhedrins are a type of viral protein that form occlusion bodies (also called polyhedra), large structures that protect the virus particles from the outside environment for extended periods until they are ingested by susceptible insects. They occur in various viruses including nuclear polyhedrosis viruses (NPVs) and granuloviruses (GVs). GVs contain one virus particle per occlusion,^[2] whereas NPVs package about 5–15 viruses in each occlusion.^[1]