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NUCLEOCAPSID [1 record]

Record 1 2020-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Molecular Biology
DEF

The genetic material (nucleic acid) of a virus together with the protein structure (capsid) which immediately encloses it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Biologie moléculaire
CONT

Tous les virus contiennent un génome d'acide nucléique (ADN ou ARN) et une ou plusieurs protéines formant une couche protectrice, appelée la capside. L'ensemble formé par l'association entre la ou les protéines virales de la capside et le génome viral est appelé la nucléocapside, qui peut avoir une symétrie hélicoïdale, icosaédrique ou complexe.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Microbiología y parasitología
  • Biología molecular
DEF

Envoltura proteica viral.

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