The Morphology and Assembly of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Revealed by Cryo-Electron Tomography

The Morphology and Assembly of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Revealed by Cryo-Electron Tomography

Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of lower respiratory tract disease in young children. With repeat infections throughout life, it can also cause substantial disease in the elderly and in adults with compromised cardiac, pulmonary and immune systems. RSV is a pleomorphic e...

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Main Authors: Zunlong Ke, Rebecca S. Dillard, Tatiana Chirkova, Fredrick Leon, Christopher C. Stobart, Cheri M. Hampton, Joshua D. Strauss, Devi Rajan, Christina A. Rostad, Jeannette V. Taylor, Hong Yi, Raven Shah, Mengtian Jin, Tina V. Hartert, R. Stokes Peebles, Barney S. Graham, Martin L. Moore, Larry J. Anderson, Elizabeth R. Wright
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET)
cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM)
enveloped virus
virus assembly
viral morphogenesis
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/10/8/446

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