Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun biology A
process in which theviral capsid of avirus is removed, leading to therelease of the viral genomic nucleic acid.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word uncoating.
Examples
-
Vhs is also present in the tegument and thus immediately functional following virion uncoating de novo synthesized vhs is thought to be partially compromised as a result of its association with another viral protein, VP16
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Christopher R. Cotter et al. 2010
-
Boll W, Griffin AM, Kirchhausen T (2006) A burst of auxilin recruitment determines the onset of clathrin-coated vesicle uncoating.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Audrun Utskarpen et al. 2010
-
Although researchers still do not know precisely what triggers the uncoating of VP7, they do know that it appears to happen when the virus senses a lowered concentration of calcium in its environment.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
-
(ER) by regulating the uncoating of coat protein I (COPI) - coated vesicles.
-
"Normally, calcium creates a bridge between VP7 molecules that holds them in place until uncoating," he said.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
-
"Normally, calcium creates a bridge between VP7 molecules that holds them in place until uncoating," he said.
HHMI News 2009
-
(ER) by regulating the uncoating of coat protein I (COPI) - coated vesicles.
Journal of Biological Chemistry current issue A. Saitoh 2009
-
Stremlau M, Perron M, Lee M, Li Y, Song B, et al. (2006) Specific recognition and accelerated uncoating of retroviral capsids by the TRIM5
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Maria R. D'Orsogna et al. 2009
-
Upper right, virus particle enters cell followed by uncoating and release of positive-stranded HCV RNA genome.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
-
Although researchers still do not know precisely what triggers the uncoating of VP7, they do know that it appears to happen when the virus senses a lowered concentration of calcium in its environment.
HHMI News 2009
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.