Virus Replication:

Terms Related to Virus Replication

• Virus Assembly

  The assembly of viral capsid proteins and nucleic acid to form a viral particle (VIRION). (From Vocabulary of Genetic Engineering, 1990)

• Antivirals

  Agents used in the prophylaxis or therapy of virus diseases. Some of the ways they may act include preventing viral replication by inhibiting viral DNA ...

• tat Gene Product

  Trans-acting transcription factors. Nuclear proteins whose expression is required for HIV viral replication. The tat protein stimulates HIV-LTR-driven RNA synthesis for both viral regulatory and ...