Linking components between capsomers in the adenovirus capsid.

The interhexonal space within the adenovirus capsid is bridged by interhexonal connective elements. These linking components have been detected also between pentons and the five peripentonal hexons surrounding them. According to the results obtained by Markham's rotational integration technique the connective elements between the capsomers are interlacing the whole virion. It could be confirmed in several cases that the linking elements consisted of two approximately parallel elements. This means that each hexon is linked by six times two parallel linking components with its six nearest neighbours in the virus capsid.