Virion

Word VIRION
Character 6
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Pronunciations /ˈvaɪɹiən/

Definitions and meanings of "Virion"

What do we mean by virion?

A complete viral particle, consisting of RNA or DNA surrounded by a protein shell and constituting the infective form of a virus. noun

A single individual particle of a virus (the viral equivalent of a cell). noun

(virology) a complete viral particle; nucleic acid and capsid (and a lipid envelope in some viruses) noun

A single individual particle of a virus (the viral equivalent of a cell).

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The word "virion" in example sentences

However, Wollman understood that the bacteriophage particle, the virion, is not the direct descendant of the infecting particle. ❋ Unknown (1972)

Briefly, when a piece of a virus, called a virion, comes in contact with a cell it likes, it may attach to special landing sites on the surface of that cell. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Before a virus has entered a host cell, it is called a virion -- a package of viral genetic material. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The killer: a colourised transmission electron micrograph of an Ebola virus virion. ❋ Unknown (2011)

They had focused in on a virion at sixty thousand times magnification. ❋ Cook, Robin, 1940- (2000)

Still others are structural proteins of the virion. ❋ Unknown (1972)

A look inside a single measles virus particle, or virion, made with an electron microscope. ❋ Unknown (2011)

We actually created an 'electronic pet' in the computer, which we can experiment with under many different environments and conditions with a variety of drugs, and we can know every detail of the change in the virion, says Dr. Wei Ge, a professor of chemical engineering at CAS-IPE and a principal in the H1N1 modeling effort, told PopSci via email. ❋ Kristen Philipkoski (2011)

Cynthia S. Goldsmith; William Bellini A look inside a single measles virus particle, or virion, made with an electron microscope. ❋ Unknown (2011)

In addition, virion-associated vhs fails to block cDC activation in response to treatment with TLR agonists, but it efficiently blocked cDC activation triggered by the paramyxoviruses Sendai Virus (SeV) and Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV). ❋ Christopher R. Cotter Et Al. (2010)

Frenkel N (1983) Herpes simplex virus mutants defective in the virion-associated shutoff of host polypeptide synthesis and exhibiting abnormal synthesis of alpha (immediate early) viral polypeptides. ❋ Christopher R. Cotter Et Al. (2010)

Fenwick ML, McMenamin MM (1984) Early virion-associated suppression of cellular protein synthesis by herpes simplex virus is accompanied by inactivation of mRNA. ❋ Christopher R. Cotter Et Al. (2010)

Everly DN Jr, Feng P, Mian IS, Read GS (2002) mRNA degradation by the virion host shutoff (Vhs) protein of herpes simplex virus: genetic and biochemical evidence that Vhs is a nuclease. ❋ Christopher R. Cotter Et Al. (2010)

The M13 virion consists of a single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) genome surrounded by a protein coating in the form of a long filament. ❋ Marianne De Paepe Et Al. (2010)

Kruper JA, Frenkel N (1988) Herpes simplex virus virion host shutoff function. ❋ Christopher R. Cotter Et Al. (2010)

YFP fluorescence intensity to monitor the single-cell virion production. ❋ Marianne De Paepe Et Al. (2010)

Recognition of a virion component at the cell surface can activate signaling through TLR2 in microglial cells ❋ Christopher R. Cotter Et Al. (2010)

Strelow LI, Leib DA (1995) Role of the virion host shutoff (vhs) of herpes simplex virus type 1 in latency and pathogenesis. ❋ Christopher R. Cotter Et Al. (2010)

Vhs is also present in the tegument and thus immediately functional following virion uncoating de novo synthesized vhs is thought to be partially compromised as a result of its association with another viral protein, VP16 ❋ Christopher R. Cotter Et Al. (2010)

Strelow L, Smith T, Leib D (1997) The virion host shutoff function of herpes simplex virus type ❋ Christopher R. Cotter Et Al. (2010)

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