I’d say meet coronavirus but I think we’re all a bit too familiar at this point! Coronaviruses are spherical, enveloped particles that vary between 80 and 120nm in diameter and carry an RNA genome (26.4 to 31.7kb). The name “coronavirus” is derived from Latin – corona – meaning “crown”. The viral envelope isContinue reading “Coronavirus”
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Ebola Virus
Meet Ebolavirus! This is arguably one of the most talked about viruses in part because it is one of the most deadly. Ebolavirus is part of the filoviridae family and is a curved filamentous particle usually about 970nm in length and 80nm in diameter. Ebolaviruses have a viral envelope (filled with the glycoproteins GP1/2),Continue reading “Ebola Virus”
Adenovirus
Meet Adenovirus (not to be confused with adeno-associated virus from last post)! I have also worked pretty closely with Adenovirus in my scientific career. Adenovirus (from the family parvoviridae) is 100nm in diameter, non-enveloped, and carries double-stranded DNA. The capsid is made of 720 protein subunits (known as hexons) arranged as an icosahedron. AtContinue reading “Adenovirus”
Adeno-Associated Virus
Meet Adeno-Associated Virus, also known as AAV! I have spent most of my scientific career working with AAV and have grown quite fond. AAV (part of the parvoviridae family) is a small (25nm in diameter), non-enveloped, virus carrying single-stranded DNA. The capsid is made of 60 protein subunits (known as VP1, VP2, and VP3) arrangedContinue reading “Adeno-Associated Virus”