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Shape selection and mis-assembly in viral capsid formation by elastic frustration

The successful assembly of a closed protein shell (or capsid) is a key step in the replication of viruses and in the production of artificial viral cages for bio/nanotechnological applications. During self-assembly, the favorable binding energy competes with the energetic cost of the growing edge an...

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Published in:eLife
Main Authors: Mendoza, Carlos I, Reguera, David
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7182429/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32314965
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.52525
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