Fig. 9G: DNA from the Nucleocapsid of a DNA Virus Entering the Nucleus of a Host Cell, step-2.


The viral capsid proteins interact with the pores in the nuclear membrane allowing the viral DNA to enter the nucleus of the host cell.

Illustration of DNA from the Nucleocapsid of a DNA Virus Entering the Nucleus of a Host Cell, step-2. .jpg by Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology, The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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Last updated: August, 2019
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