The giant mimivirus 1.2 Mb genome is elegantly organized into a 30-nm diameter helical protein shield
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DOI: 10.7554/elife.77607
Abstract: Mimivirus is the prototype of the Mimiviridae family of giant dsDNA viruses. Little is known about the organization of the 1.2 Mb genome inside the membrane-limited nucleoid filling the ~0.5 µm icosahedral capsids. Cryo-electron microscopy,… read more here.
Keywords: diameter helical; helical protein; mimivirus; genome ... See more keywords