Viral Treadmill (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Viral Treadmill

Caption

Cartoon showing a viral replication factory assembled by some jumbo viruses. Viral DNA replicates inside the nucleus (blue shell). Viral capsids travel to the nucleus along a treadmilling filament. Capsids dock on the nucleus in order to package viral DNA.

Credit

Pogliano/Villa Labs, UC San Diego

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Must be used in conjunction with Cell paper on viral treadmills.

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