Single-particle studies of the effects of RNA-protein interactions on the self-assembly of RNA virus particles
R. F. Garmann, A. M. Goldfain, C. R. Tanimoto, C. E. Beren, F. F. Vasquez, C. M. Knobler, W. M. Gelbart, V. N. Manoharan
This study uses interferometric scattering microscopy to observe the self-assembly of brome mosaic virus particles, showing that RNA-protein interactions control nucleation rates while protein-protein interactions drive growth.
bioRxiv · May 9, 2022Biophysics