Breakthrough study maps critical structure of Nipah virus polymerase
Scientists at Harvard Medical School and Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine have mapped a critical ...
AZoLifeSciences on MSN3 天
New Insights into the Structure and Function of a Key Viral Protein
Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine have mapped a crucial ...
Nature3 年
‘Deep virology’ shapes up to fight viruses
he is now hoping to capture the full progression of how the virus structure moves and changes during RNA synthesis. “If we know the structure and interactions in the helical nucleocapsid ...
Helsinki1 年
Virus structure function and inhibition
Research interests: assembly and structure determination of viruses, virus-receptor interaction, antivirals, neutralizing antibodies, electron cryo-microscopy, image processing, crystallography. Sarah ...
Nature3 年
Dengue virus structure
The dengue virus has a roughly spherical shape. Inside the virus is the nucleocapsid, which is made of the viral genome and C proteins. The nucleocapsid is surrounded by a membrane called the ...
Purdue University4 个月
The key to fighting viruses: Understanding their structure is vital to unlock a healthy ...
Without seeing and understanding the battlefield, the issues of tactics, strategy and supply are moot. It’s the same when doctors, researchers and epidemiologists fight any virus: The physical ...
Norovirus: What is it? Who’s at risk? And why won’t hand sanitizers work?
The structure that encloses the virus – the capsid – protects the virus and makes it more resistant to alcohol-based ...
Phys.org5 天
Scientists uncover structure of critical component in deadly Nipah virus
The work provides a detailed three-dimensional picture of the virus's polymerase and its key features. Understanding the structure and behavior of this critical piece of the viral machinery ...
Science Daily5 天
Scientists uncover structure of critical component in deadly Nipah virus
Scientists uncover structure of critical component in deadly Nipah virus. ScienceDaily . Retrieved January 20, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 01 / 250120113803.htm ...
EurekAlert!1 年
The measles virus structure and the function of F protein (IMAGE)
The measles virus is an enveloped virus bearing a lipid bilayer. The bilayer holds the receptor binding hemagglutinin (H) protein and the fusion (F) protein. For infection to happen, the H protein ...
GEN4 天
Nipah Virus Polymerase Complex Structure Solved
Now, researchers used cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) to elucidate the structure of the Nipah virus polymerase complex (the large protein and phosphoprotein). Not only that, but they also ...
Decoding HIV's tactics: RNA structures provide new insights into how virus hijacks cells
A team of scientists at the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) in Würzburg and the University of ...