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Incapsidation

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capsidationnounThe formation and development of capsids
supercapsidnounA membrane, composed of lipid, protein and carbohydrate, that encloses some viruses
nucleocapsidnoun(biology) The core structure of a virus, consisting of nucleic acid surrounded by a coat of protein
procapsidnoun(biochemistry) A capsid that contains no viral nucleic acid.
capsidnounThe outer protein shell of a virus.
ribonucleocapsidnounThe capsid of an RNA virus
pericapsidnounviral envelope
nanocapsidnounA nanoscale capsid, especially one engineered as a drug-delivery system
capsomerenounAny of the individual protein subunits of a viral capsid
misencapsidationnoun(biology) Incorrect encapsidation
hexamernounAn oligomer having six subunits.
uncoatingnoun(virology) A process in which the viral capsid of a virus is removed, leading to the release of the viral genomic nucleic acid.
cap snatchingnoun(virology) Removal of the start of a strand of host cell RNA to serve as the 5' cap of viral mRNA.
pentonnounA pentagonal capsomere of an adenovirus capsid.
capsitenoun(biochemistry) A capped end of a nucleic acid molecule
proheadnounA procapsid.
capsomernouncapsomere
encapsomenounA commercial liposome
decappingnounThe removal of a cap, especially the enzymatic removal of a cap from mRNA.
encapsosomenounAn encapsulated liposome

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