Cell Entry by Non-Enveloped Viruses by John E. Johnson [Repost]

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Cell Entry by Non-Enveloped Viruses (Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology) by John E. Johnson
English | Aug 31, 2010 | ISBN: 3642133312 | 237 Pages | PDF | 4 MB

The means by which non-enveloped viruses penetrate cellular membranes during cell entry remain poorly defined. Recent findings indicate several members of this group share a common mechanism of membrane penetration in which the virus particle undergoes programmed conformational changes, leading to capsid disassembly and release of small membrane-interacting peptides. A complete understanding of host cell entry by this minimal system will help elucidate the mechanisms of non-enveloped virus membrane penetration in general