https://doi.org/10.1140/epje/i2005-10071-1
Focus Point
Physics of RNA and viral assembly
Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of California at Los Angeles, 90049, Los Angeles, CA, USA
* e-mail: bruinsma@Physics.ucla.edu
Received:
11
August
2005
Accepted:
4
February
2006
Published online:
23
March
2006
The overview discusses the application of physical arguments to structure and function of single-stranded viral RNA genomes.
PACS: 87.15.Nn Properties of solutions; aggregation and crystallization of macromolecules – / 61.50.Ah Theory of crystal structure, crystal symmetry; calculations and modeling – / 81.16.Dn Self-assembly –
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