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capsid
1[ kap-sid ]
noun
- the coiled or polyhedral structure, composed of proteins, that encloses the nucleic acid of a virus.
capsid
2[ kap-sid ]
noun
capsid
1/ ˈ°ìæ±è²õɪ»å /
noun
- any heteropterous bug of the family Miridae (formerly Capsidae ), most of which feed on plant tissues, causing damage to crops
capsid
2/ ˈ°ìæ±è²õɪ»å /
noun
- the outer protein coat of a mature virus
capsid
/ °ìă±è′²õÄ»å /
- The protein shell that surrounds a virus particle (known as a virion ).
- See more at virus
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of capsid1
Origin of capsid2
Example Sentences
Our language model also identified a novel viral capsid protein that is widespread in the global oceans.
The researchers showed that the compound K11777 prevents host cells from helping the virus out of its shell by cleaving the viral capsid.
Viruses keep their genetic material -- either DNA or RNA -- packaged in a hollow particle called a capsid.
The capsid is a complex piece of machinery, made of more than a thousand proteins assembled into a cone-like shape, with a smaller and larger end.
The capsid has a width of about 60 nanometers and could just squeeze through the pore.
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