<i>Birnaviridae</i> Virus Factories Show Features of Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation and Are Distinct from Paracrystalline Arrays of Virions Observed by Electron Microscopy
Vishwanatha R. A. P. Reddy, Elle A. Campbell, Joanna Wells, Jennifer Simpson, Salik Nazki, Philippa C. Hawes, Andrew J. Broadbent
Abstract
virus factories are not membrane bound, demonstrate properties consistent with liquid-liquid phase separation, and are distinct from the paracrystalline arrays of virions observed by transmission electron microscopy, enhancing our fundamental knowledge of virus replication that could be used to develop strategies to control disease, or optimize their therapeutic application.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyParacrystallineVirusAquacultureElectron microscopeFish <Actinopterygii>VirologyFisheryCrystallographyOpticsPhysicsChemistryViral Infections and VectorsViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyPlant Virus Research Studies