Cell Entry by Non-Enveloped Viruses by John E. Johnson
English | 1 Sept. 2010 | ISBN: 3642133312 | 240 Pages | PDF | 3 MB
English | 1 Sept. 2010 | ISBN: 3642133312 | 240 Pages | PDF | 3 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.