High speed Atomic Force Microscope movie of the first steps of viral self-assembly (VIDEO)

University of Groningen

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This is a high-speed Atomic Force Microscope movie of the first steps of viral self-assembly. It shows how a hexamer at the edge of the growing lattice gradually forms from the single viral protein subunits.

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Wouter Roos, University of Groningen

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