Scientific Breakthrough -- 3-D Structure of the Native Capsid of the BLV Retrovirus (VIDEO)

Institut Pasteur de Montevideo

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A team of researchers working at the Institut Pasteur de Montevideo made this important achievement by obtaining high-resolution images of the capsid protein from the Bovine Leukemia Virus (BLV). component has unprecedented elements of flexibility, which are key for the assembly of the infectious particle. The findings have been reported in Science, a prestigious scientific publication.

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