Association·arcadia

O. turicata tick proteins co-cluster with mimivirus capsid proteins

Claim that two protein sequences from Ornithodoros turicata tick co-cluster with known viral capsid proteins (from mimivirus and African swine fever virus) by structure, suggesting potential endogenized or contaminant origin.

Confidence
70%
active

Evidence Quote

Two O. turicata tick proteins co-cluster with mimivirus capsid proteins in structural/ProteinCartography space