DNA configuration in the core of Marek's disease virus.
Marek's disease virus DNA appears to be wound around a central structure connecting the two inner poles of the capsid. Based on electron micrographs of Marek's disease virions, a diagram of spatial configuration of virus DNA is presented. This diagram may explain the pleomorphic character of the herpesvirus core observed with the electron microscope.
D000818:Animals; D004279:DNA, Viral; D006564:Herpesviridae; D008380:Marek Disease / Q000382:microbiology*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008956:Models, Chemical
D004279:DNA, Viral