Breaking the “unbreakable” ZIKA virus envelope
Chinmai Pindi, Venkat R Chirasani, Mohd. Homaidur Rahman, Mohd. Ahsan, Prasanna D Revanasiddappa, Sanjib Senapati
This paper uses molecular dynamics simulations to analyze the structural stability of ZIKV and DENV envelopes, revealing why ZIKV remains intact at high temperatures while DENV disintegrates.
bioRxiv · Jun 13, 2018 · PreprintBiophysics