"Capsid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The outer protein protective shell of a virus, which protects the viral nucleic acid.
| Descriptor ID |
D002213
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A21.249.500.250 B04.950.500.250
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Capsid" by people in Profiles.
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Recognition of HIV-1 capsid by PQBP1 licenses an innate immune sensing of nascent HIV-1 DNA. Mol Cell. 2022 Aug 04; 82(15):2871-2884.e6.
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Multiple Pathways To Avoid Beta Interferon Sensitivity of HIV-1 by Mutations in Capsid. J Virol. 2019 12 01; 93(23).
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Early cytoplasmic uncoating is associated with infectivity of HIV-1. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017 08 22; 114(34):E7169-E7178.
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Cyclophilins and nucleoporins are required for infection mediated by capsids from circulating HIV-2 primary isolates. Sci Rep. 2017 03 27; 7:45214.
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[Conservation of cyclophilin A interaction with the capsid of prehistoric lentiviruses]. Med Sci (Paris). 2011 Jun-Jul; 27(6-7):574-5.