Capsid

A capsid is the protein shell of a virus. It consists of several oligomeric structural subunits made of protein called protomers. The observable 3-dimensional morphological subunits, which may or may not correspond to individual proteins, are called capsomeres. The...
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capsid n. The protein shell that surrounds a virus particle. [From Latin capsa , box. ... The capsid encloses the genetic material of the virus. ...
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capsid the outer covering of protein surrounding the nucleic ... How is the capsid protein important to the fuctioning of a virus? ... componenets of a capsid? ...
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Viruses are not organisms in the strict sense of the word, but reproduce and ... The capsid has three functions: 1) it protects the nucleic acid from digestion ...
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Information about capsid in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... capsid - the outer covering of protein surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus ...
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Capsomeres make up the capsid, an outer covering of protein that does not ... assembled to form the capsid.... s. The capsid encloses the genetic material of ...
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(d) For simple viruses the capsid consists of only a single type of protein ... (a) A nucleocapsid is a virus nucleic acid packaged in its capsid ...
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A capsid is the protein shell of a virus. ... The capsid encloses the genetic ... During this process, new capsid subunits are synthesized according to the ...
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What is capsid? Meaning of capsid medical term. What does capsid mean? ... capsid /cap路sid/ (kap麓sid) the shell of protein that protects the nucleic acid ... capsid ...
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... on Capsid ... After infection, the capsid is synthesized using the ... In addition to the capsid, some viruses will steal a portion of the host ...
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Capsid - Definition of Capsid at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with ... Search another word or see capsid on Thesaurus | Reference ...
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Scientists image the protective protein shell that surrounds many known viruses. ... The shell of proteins, called the "capsid," encases the genome of the viruses. ...
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Capsid. Viroid, tiny infectious particle that causes disease ... capsid ... capsid - virus shell: the outer coat of protein that surrounds a virus ...
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The 87-kDa capsid protein was rapidly converted intracellularly to a 79-kDa form ... Astrovirus capsid protein is intracellularly postranslationally processed during ...
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Definition and other additional information on Capsid from Biology-Online.org dictionary. ... The capsid is built up of subunits (some integer multiple of 60, ...
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Descriptions of various icosahedral virus capsid structures in terms of their complete capsids, along with detailed structural and computational analysis
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The European ... Phytoreovirus outer capsid P8. Haemagglutinin, HA1 chain, ... Orbivirus inner capsid protein VP7. Haemagglutinin-esterase glycoprotein, ...
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The European ... The capsid is composed of two domains, the N-terminal ... The HIV-1 capsid protein C-terminal domain in complex with a virus ...
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These results corresponded with the capsid-based grouping shown in Figure 2A. ... All other strains maintained clusters by polymerase- and capsid-based groupings. ...
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