capsid
capsid
Definition
cap·sid (kap′sid)
noun
the outer coat of a virus usually composed of layers of various proteins
capsid
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- call: To become infectious, it has to rid itself of Gag by splitting these proteins into smaller ones, called capsid.
Adjective modifier
- viral: In this project we exploit a novel mathematical approach in which viral capsids are modeled based on tiling theory.
- icosahedral: Data sets will range from entirely asymmetric ribosome images to those of icosahedral virus capsids.
- outer: There were also particles whose outer capsids were partially stripped.
Modifies a noun
- protein: Hence the spikes i interact with multiple clusters of capsid proteins.
- bug: The nymphs are light green in color and resemble immature capsid bugs they are also often mistaken for large aphids.
- gene: Sequence analysis revealed an open reading frame that contains part of the putative RNA polymerase gene and the complete capsid protein gene.
- assembly: As a result of this, we expect to be able to suggest strategies for interference with viral capsid assembly.
- antigen: Specific 'adaptive' immune responses are due to capsid antigens in adenoviruses and AAV.
- region: The x -axes represent the nucleotide position along the HAV capsid region.
Noun used with modifier
Browse dictionary entries near capsid
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