Giant virus transcription and translation occur at well-defined locations within amoeba host cells
Lotte Mayer, Georgi Nikolov, Martin Kunert, Matthias Horn, Anouk Willemsen
This study uses smFISH and other techniques to visualize Mimivirus transcription and translation sites in Acanthamoeba host cells, showing transcription occurs at defined spots and translation occurs in a ring around them.
Journal of Virology · Jun 13, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology