News tagged with capsid protein

Fighting disease atom by atom: Atomic map of hepatitis E may reveal strategies to fight it

Researchers at Rice University and their international colleagues have for the first time described the atomic structure of the protein shell that carries the genetic code of hepatitis E (HEV). Their findings, ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jul 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New broad-spectrum vaccine to prevent cervical cancer induces strong responses in animals

Mice and rabbits immunized with a multimeric-L2 protein vaccine had robust antibody responses and were protected from infection when exposed to human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16 four months after vaccination, according to ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 26, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Image pinpoints all 5 million atoms in viral coat

(PhysOrg.com) -- If a picture is worth a thousand words, then Rice University's precise new image of a virus' protective coat is seriously undervalued. More than three years in the making, the image contains ...

Chemistry /

created Feb 16, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (15) | comments 2