Role of lipids in virus assembly

• Main Author: Jamil S Saad (auth)
• Other Authors: Delphine M. Muriaux (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Microbiology (non-medical); NMR; Matrix; membrane; Gag; Ebola; VP40; retroviruses; HIV 1
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

RNA enveloped viruses comprise several families belonging to plus and minus strand RNA viruses, such as retroviruses, flavoviruses and orthomyxoviruses. Viruses utilize cellular lipids during critical steps of replication like entry, assembly and egress. Growing evidence indicate important roles for...