GO:0039621 / Cellular Component

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Jan. 12, 2026, 6:27 p.m.

GO:0039621

T=13 icosahedral viral capsid

The protein coat that surrounds the infective nucleic acid in some virus particles where the subunits (capsomeres) are arranged to form an icosahedron with T=13 symmetry. The T=13 capsid is composed of 12 pentameric and 120 hexameric capsomeres.