RNA inserting into a virus capsid

  • Erika Mancini
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RNA inserting into a virus capsid. Erika Mancini. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Single stranded RNA inseting into the empty capsid of the Phi12 bacteriophage. This occurs through the P4 protein, an ATPase, which acts as a packaging motor, pulling the RNA inside the protein capsid of the phage.

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