Structural Changes of a Virus Extruding its Genome (VIDEO)

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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In the virus, the genome consists of double-stranded DNA which initially occupies the center in red. The movie captures the DNA spreading from the inner cavity of the virus to a point in the virus' outer shell where the tubular structure is forming. The final scene is of the virus emptying its genome (diminishing red color).

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Ourmazd group, UW-Milwaukee Department of Physics

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