The interactions between a virus capsid and its cargo are essential for viral infection as well as in the design of synthetic virus-like particles. Now a combination of analytical techniques has unravelled key steps in the transformation of a model virus and the release of its RNA cargo.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 12 print issues and online access
$259.00 per year
only $21.58 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on SpringerLink
- Instant access to the full article PDF.
USD 39.95
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
References
Suttle, C. A. Nature 437, 356–361 (2005).
Bloomer, A. C., Champness, J. N., Bricogne, G., Staden, R. & Klug, A. Nature 276, 362–368 (1978).
Harrison, S. C., Olson, A. J., Schutt, C. E., Winkler, F. K. & Bricogne, G. Nature 276, 368–373 (1978).
Johnson, J. E. & Chiu, W. Curr. Opin. Struct. Biol. 10, 229–235 (2000).
Snijder, J. et al. Nature Chem. 5, 502–509 10.1038/nchem.1627(2013).
Siuzdak, G. et al. Chem. Biol. 3, 45–48 (1996).
Benesch, J. L. P., Ruotolo, B. T., Simmons, D. A. & Robinson, C. V. Chem. Rev. 107, 3544–3567 (2007).
Heuvel, R. H. v. d. & Heck, A. J. Curr. Opin. Chem. Biol. 8, 519–526 (2004).
Michel, J. P. et al. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 103, 6184–6189 (2006).
Douglas, T. & Young, M. Science 312, 873–975 (2006).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Uchida, M., Douglas, T. Unravelling capsid transformations. Nature Chem 5, 444–445 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.1666
Published:
Issue date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.1666
