A nucleocapsid is a viral structure unit composed of nucleic acids and attached proteins.
Detailed description
The capsid is a structural unit of viruses made up of proteins. The protein envelope contains the genome, RNA or DNA. Some viruses have an additional membrane surrounding the nucleocapsid.
A research team from Marburg, Heidelberg and Kyoto elucidates the structure and assembly of the Ebola virus’ genome envelope. This envelope protects the epidemic pathogen’s genome from being broken
