Capsid

The outer protein protective shell of a virus, which protects the viral nucleic acid. Capsids are composed of repeating units (capsomers or capsomeres) of CAPSID PROTEINS which when assembled together form either an icosahedral or helical shape.

Year introduced: 1984(1975)

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Tree Number(s): A21.249.500.250

MeSH Unique ID: D002213

Entry Terms:

• Capsids
• Procapsid
• Procapsids
• Prohead
• Proheads

Previous Indexing:

• Viral Proteins (1968-1974)

All MeSH Categories
Anatomy Category
Viral Structures
Virion
Nucleocapsid
Capsid