Perhaps, both groups postulate, the current nucleus in eukaryotic cells arose from an endosymbiotic-like event in which a complex, enveloped DNA virus became a permanent resident of an emerging ...

Only recently has the ribosome—one of the oldest molecular machines in evolutionary terms—been recognized as an active ...

The virus is composed of three layers—a capsid ... Viral assembly involves a multi-step process, starting in the cell's nucleus with assembly of capsids, packaging of the DNA to form ...

A combination of imaging techniques reveals how herpes simplex virus type 1 assembles within infected cells, highlighting the roles of essential viral proteins in viral assembly and exit.

millions of people still suffer from chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. The primary challenge in curing the disease lies in the persistence of covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA), a stable ...