Geometric architecture of viruses
Mohammad Khalid Parvez
Abstract
., the identical equilateral-triangles formed of subunits. Biologically significant defective capsids with or without nucleic acids are common in enveloped alpha-, flavi- and hepadnaviruses. The self-assembling, stable and non-infectious virus-like particles have been widely exploited as vaccine candidates and therapeutic molecules delivery vehicles.
Topics & Concepts
CapsidIcosahedral symmetryBacterial virusProtein subunitVirologyCrystallographyBiologyBiophysicsVirusChemistryBacteriophageGeneticsGeneEscherichia coliViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyBacteriophages and microbial interactionsAnimal Virus Infections Studies