TR3.5

Viral Uncoating

Houjun Liu 2021-09-27 Mon 12:00

Table of Contents

1 Viral Uncoating

This is the process by which the virus, haven KBhBIO101ViralEntryed the cell, unwraps its lipid capsid coating and releases the DNA.

To achieve this, the virus triggers early endosome in the cell, which…

  • Causes pH dependent protein denaturation
  • Causing the capsid to fall apart
  • Triggering late endosome => releasing genome