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  • noun biology A process in which the viral capsid of a virus is removed, leading to the release of the viral genomic nucleic acid.

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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.

    Journal of Biological Chemistry current issue 2009

  • "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

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