Molecular events in the assembly of retrovirus particles.
Retrovirus assembly results from the ability of a single gene product, the gag polyprotein precursor, to coalesce into a spherical particle capable of release from the cell. In conjunction with this primary process of capsid formation additional viral gene products such as the replicative enzymes and envelope glycoproteins as well as the genomic RNA are incorporated to form an infectious virus.
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Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
Hunter
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D002213:Capsid / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D012190:Retroviridae / Q000502:physiology*; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D014771:Virion; D019065:Virus Assembly
D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins