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capsid Definition

cap·sid (kapsid)

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

  • virus: The protein subunits in a virus capsid are multiply redundant, i.e. present in many copies per particle.
  • protein: In viruses, alteration of the protein capsid prevents the virus from being taken up by susceptible cells.

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