Biologic Function
virus assembly
vi·rus as·sem·bly [ vahy-ruhs uh-sem-blee ]
Subclass of:
Virus Replication
Definitions related to virus assembly:
  • Coming together of the constituent parts of a virus particle; process can vary from autoassembly of protein subunits around the viral nucleic acid to assembly of complex viruses at cell membranes.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The assembly of VIRAL STRUCTURAL PROTEINS and nucleic acid (VIRAL DNA or VIRAL RNA) to form a VIRUS PARTICLE.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (virion assembly) A late phase of the viral life cycle during which all the components necessary for the formation of a mature virion collect at a particular site in the cell and the basic structure of the virus particle is formed.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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