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IMAGE: Virus Like Particles are mimics of the Nudaurelia capensis omega virus a model used to provide dynamic details about the process of viral maturation
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Credit: Roger Castells-Graells
A critical process in the infection cycle of viruses has been revealed for the first time in dynamic detail using pioneering plant-based technology.
Evidence about the process of virus maturation revealed in the research could help us develop new methods for treating viral infections.
Maturation plays a critical role for all animal and bacterial viruses and is required to produce infectious virions or particles. Though the outlines of the process have been determined for many groups of viruses, detailed mechanistic studies have not been reported.