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Smectic viral capsids and the aneurysm instability
The capsids of certain Archaea-infecting viruses undergo large shape changes, while maintaining their integrity against rupture by osmotic pressure. We propose that these capsids are in a smectic liquid crystalline state, with the capsid proteins assembling along spirals. We show that smectic capsid...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7100389/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29578447 http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/aab99a |