Article
The Dynamic Life of Virus Capsids
5 Jun 2020
Abstract excerpt
Protein-shelled viruses have been thought as "tin cans" that merely carry the genomic cargo from cell to cell. However, through the years, it has become clear that viruses such as rhinoviruses and caliciviruses are active and dynamic structures waiting for the right environmental cues to deliver their genomic payload to the host cell. In the case of human rhinoviruses, the capsid has empty cavities that decrease...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
