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Outer protein shell of a virus
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capsid
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a variety of leaf bug [syn: mirid bug , mirid ] the outer covering of protein surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1889 in biology, "pertaining to capsidae," a type of insect, from Latin capsa "box" (see case (n.2)).
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The outer protein shell of a virus.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A capsid is the protein shell of a virus . It consists of several oligomeric structural subunits made of protein called protomers . The observable 3-dimensional morphological subunits, which may or may not correspond to individual proteins, are called capsomeres ...
Usage examples of capsid.
We already know the structure of SHEVA’s capsid coat, how SHEVA crawls into human cells, which receptors it attaches to.
I've been isolating the RNA and the capsid proteins of the virus from all three outbreaks, and astonishingly enough, they are all identical.
He took her to one of the lab benches, where there was a complicated setup of exotic glassware, and began explaining how he was separating out the RNA and the capsid proteins from the Ebola virus.
He could begin work on the outer structure of that tantalizing icosahedral capsid — the protein overcoat worn by the carrier virus.
The computer began its breakdown: "This virus consists of a single molecule of RNA surrounded by a 27-mm-diameter protein capsid and a buoyant density in CsCl of l.
Then City infuses each mess of quasi-cancerous tissue with a metric shitload of carrier capsids, which deliver the real cellular control mechanisms to their target bodies.