[Structural studies on negative-strand RNA virus]

Uirusu. 2020;70(1):91-100. doi: 10.2222/jsv.70.91.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Negative-strand RNA viruses do not possess a rigid viral shell, and their structures are flexible and fragile. We have applied various electron microscopies to analyze the morphologies of influenza and Ebola virus. Our studies have revealed the native interior and exterior ultrastructures of influenza virus as well as the assembly of Ebola virus core in atomic detail.

MeSH terms

  • Ebolavirus* / genetics
  • Humans
  • Influenza, Human*
  • Nucleocapsid
  • Orthomyxoviridae*
  • RNA Viruses* / genetics
  • RNA, Viral / genetics

Substances

  • RNA, Viral