"Nucleocapsid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A protein-nucleic acid complex which forms part or all of a virion. It consists of a CAPSID plus enclosed nucleic acid. Depending on the virus, the nucleocapsid may correspond to a naked core or be surrounded by a membranous envelope.
| Descriptor ID |
D019251
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A21.249.500 B04.950.500
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nucleocapsid" by people in Profiles.
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Lipid and Nucleocapsid N-Protein Accumulation in COVID-19 Patient Lung and Infected Cells. Microbiol Spectr. 2022 02 23; 10(1):e0127121.