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2020-04-21

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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/179976

Shape selection and mis-assembly in viral capsid formation by elastic frustration

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https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.52525.sa2

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The successful assembly of a closed protein shell (or capsid) is a key step in the replication of viruses and in the production of artificial viral cages for bio/nanotechnological applications. During self-assembly, the favorable binding energy competes with the energetic cost of the growing edge and the elastic stresses generated due to the curvature of the capsid. As a result, incomplete structures such as open caps, cylindrical or ribbon-shaped shells may emerge, preventing the successful replication of viruses. Using elasticity theory and coarse-grained simulations, we analyze the conditions required for these processes to occur and their significance for empty virus self-assembly. We find that the outcome of the assembly can be recast into a universal phase diagram showing that viruses with high mechanical resistance cannot be self-assembled directly as spherical structures. The results of our study justify the need of a maturation step and suggest promising routes to hinder viral infections by inducing mis-assembly.

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Moviment brownià, Virus, Elasticitat

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Brownian movements, Viruses, Elasticity

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Articles publicats en revistes (Física de la Matèria Condensada)
Articles publicats en revistes (Institut de Recerca en Sistemes Complexos (UBICS))

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MENDOZA, Carlos I. and REGUERA, D. (David). Shape selection and mis-assembly in viral capsid formation by elastic frustration. eLife. 2020. Vol. 9, num. e52525. ISSN 2050-084X. [consulted: 14 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/179976

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