Comparative neutron small-angle scattering study of small spherical RNA viruses.
Small-angle neutron scattering from solutions of small RNA viruses has been used to study protein-nucleic acid organisation. In the five viruses investigated the RNA is confined to a sphere of about 100 A radius, with a central hole (with one possible exception). The interpenetration of RNA and protein varies with viruses and seems to be related to the natrue of the forces stabilising the virus.
D003090:Coliphages / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003903:Deuterium; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D009502:Neutrons; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D010942:Plant Viruses / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011487:Protein Conformation; D012328:RNA Viruses / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D012367:RNA, Viral; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D013045:Species Specificity; D014764:Viral Proteins
D012367:RNA, Viral; D014764:Viral Proteins; D003903:Deuterium