Can the RNA of the cowpea chlorotic mottle virus be released through a channel by means of free diffusion? A test in silico

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 101-106

  Isea, Raul ^a,d   Aponte, Carlos ^b   Cipriani, Roberto ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^c UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

^d Universidad de Los Andes ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

CCMV; Diffusion; Molecular dynamic; Release RNA through channel's virus

Indexed keywords

PLANT RNA;

ARTICLE; CHLOROTIC MOTTLE VIRUS; COWPEA; DIFFUSION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PH; PLANT VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; RNA STRUCTURE; RNA TRANSPORT; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE; VIRUS CAPSID;

BROMOVIRIDAE; COWPEA CHLOROTIC MOTTLE VIRUS;

EID: 1242271258     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4622(03)00193-5     Document Type: Article

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