Self-assembly of brome mosaic virus capsids. Kinetic study using neutron and X-ray solution scattering.
The self-assembly of brome mosaic virus capsid has been studied kinetically by means of X-ray and neutron scattering. It appears to be a very fast process: for the concentrations used (5 to 8 mg/ml) the forward scattering reaches 50% of its maximal value in less than one second. Further, the assembly seems to proceed through intermediate states whose nature is still speculative.
D002213:Capsid / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007700:Kinetics; D009029:Mosaic Viruses / Q000378:metabolism*; D009502:Neutrons; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
D014764:Viral Proteins