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An Analysis of the Contribution of the Herpesvirus Major Capsid Protein Apical Region Toward Infection

Description:

Herpesvirus virions consist of three layers: nucleocapsid, tegument, and envelope. The innermost layer, the nucleocapsid, initially assembles as an immature procapsid precursor built around viral scaffold proteins. The event that initiates procapsid maturation is unknown but it is dependent upon activation of the internal protease. Scaffold cleavage triggers angularization, or...

Keyword:

maturation, capsid, microscopy, procapsid, herpesvirus, and major capsid protein

Subject:

Driskill Graduate Training Program in Life Sciences

Creator:

Laura Lee Ruhge

Owner:

Scholarly Digital Publishing

Date Uploaded:

10/28/2019

Date Modified:

10/28/2019

Date Created:

2018-01-01

Resource Type:

Dissertation