Abstract The Nucleocytoplasmic Large DNA Viruses (NCLDV) of eukaryotes (proposed
order “Megavirales”) comprise an expansive group of eukaryotic viruses that consists of the …

Adenoviruses have served as a model for investigating viral-cell interactions and
discovering different cellular processes, such as RNA splicing and DNA replication. In …

Translocation of viral double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) into the icosahedral prohead shell is
catalyzed by TerL, a motor protein that has ATPase, endonuclease, and translocase …

Adenoviruses (AdVs) are icosahedral viruses with double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) genomes.
Genome packaging in AdV is thought to be similar to that seen in dsDNA containing …

Baculovirus Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) has been
widely used as a bioinsecticide and a protein expression vector. Despite their importance …

In many virus families, tens to thousands of proteins assemble spontaneously into a capsid
(protein shell) while packaging the genomic nucleic acid. This review summarizes recent …

The structural and functional diversity of proteins combined with their genetic
programmability has made them indispensable modern materials. Well-defined, hollow …

Background Bacteriophages encode genes that modify bacterial functions during infection.
The acquisition of phage-encoded virulence genes is a major mechanism for the rise of …

Mimivirus is the prototype of the Mimiviridae family of giant dsDNA viruses. Little is known
about the organization of the 1.2 Mb genome inside the membrane-limited nucleoid filling …

The recent incursions of African swine fever (ASF), a severe, highly contagious,
transboundary viral disease that affects members of the Suidae family, in Europe and China …