Impact of the topology of viral RNAs on their encapsulation by virus coat proteins

Journal of Biological Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 289-299

  Van Der Schoot, Paul ^a,b   Zandi, Roya ^c  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Branched polymers; Flory theory; Self assembly; Virus assembly

Indexed keywords

COAT PROTEIN; POLYMER; SINGLE STRANDED RNA; VIRUS RNA;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENCAPSULATION; EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; THEORY; VIRUS ASSEMBLY; VIRUS CAPSID; VIRUS GENOME;

CAPSID PROTEINS; FRACTALS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; RNA, VIRAL; THERMODYNAMICS; VIRUS ASSEMBLY;

MIRIDAE;

EID: 84878702959     PISSN: 00920606     EISSN: 15730689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10867-013-9307-y     Document Type: Article

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