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capsid
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capsid [′kap·səd]
(invertebrate zoology)
The name applied to all members of the family Miridae.
(virology)
In a virus, the protein shell surrounding the nucleic acid and its associated protein core. Also known as protein coat.


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Capsid proteins, and particularly the interfaces or seams where one connects to another, are very important for assembling and disassembling the HIV coat, said senior author Angela Gronenborn, Ph.
The polyprotein of PAK5045 comprised capsid proteins VP0 (289 aa), VP3 (254 aa), and VP1 (226 aa) and nonstructural proteins 2A (149 aa), 2B (122 aa), 2C (329 aa), 3A (117 aa), 3B (20 aa), 3C (200 aa), and 3D (469 aa).
The higher susceptibility of surface viruses indicated that ozone reacts more readily with capsid proteins than with lipids of the cell membrane (Komanapalli-& Lau, 1998).
 
 
 
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