Around 74% of the nucleotides in the hepatitis D virus genome are complementary, meaning they bind to one another. This compresses the circular genome into a rod-like form (Figure 2).

Double-stranded (ds)RNA viruses. As shown in part a of the figure, virus attachment and endocytosis deliver a virion core that contains viral genomic dsRNA and viral RNA polymerase ...

(Left) As in Figure 5, RNA has a hydroxyl group that is 5 atoms (just the right bonding distance) from the phosphate group (blue arrow) that holds RNA (and DNA) together. This promotes a cyclization ...

HSV-1 co-opts two genes — RNA polymerase II (RNAP 2) and DNA topoisomerase (TOP1) — that compact the host’s chromatin into super-dense bundles. Chromatin is the DNA-protein complex that, when ...

To help explain antigenic variation, it’s worth quickly looking at the structure of the virus (Figure 2). First, all influenza viruses have single stranded, negative-sense RNA. This is the ...

Zika virus is just one of many RNA viruses—termed flaviviruses—that are spread by mosquitoes and ticks around the world. These viruses include West Nile virus, which is found in North Carolina.

So, here you have RNA viruses that function as clouds. Then we realized that Polio is an RNA virus, and so is yellow fever and COVID-19. ... Our challenge was to determine if we could trick the body ...

Retroviruses are RNA viruses that are characterized by the integration of their RNA into the host genome after reverse transcription. This leads to prolonged expression of the gene of interest.

RNA is the molecule that reads the genetic information stored in DNA. It's critical for the proper functioning of cells, and ...

A research group has discovered a novel RNA viral genome from microbes inhabiting a high-temperature acidic hot spring. Their study shows that RNA viruses can live in high-temperature environments ...

The Access to Advanced Health Institute will develop an RNA vaccine against the chikungunya virus with a fresh $18 million award from the U.S. National Institutes of Health.