Viral RNAs are unusually compact

A majority of viruses are composed of long single-stranded genomic RNA molecules encapsulated by protein shells with diameters of just a few tens of nanometers. We examine the extent to which these viral RNAs have evolved to be physically compact molecules to facilitate encapsulation. Measurements o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2014-09, Vol.9 (9), p.e105875-e105875
Hauptverfasser:	Gopal, Ajaykumar, Egecioglu, Defne E, Yoffe, Aron M, Ben-Shaul, Avinoam, Rao, Ayala L N, Knobler, Charles M, Gelbart, William M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Amino acid sequence Analysis Base Pairing Biochemistry Biological evolution Biology and life sciences Bromovirus - chemistry Bromovirus - genetics Electrophoresis, Agar Gel Encapsulation Genes Genome, Viral Genomes Genomics Helices Laboratories Levivirus - chemistry Levivirus - genetics Microscopy Models, Molecular Nucleic Acid Conformation Nucleotide sequence Nucleotides Protein structure Proteins Pyridine nucleotide reductase Ribonucleic acid RNA RNA Folding RNA Viruses - chemistry RNA Viruses - genetics RNA, Viral - chemistry RNA, Viral - genetics Secondary structure Shells Spectrometry, Fluorescence Togaviridae - chemistry Togaviridae - genetics Virus Assembly - genetics Viruses
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