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Structure and Physics of Viruses

An Integrated Textbook

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Editors:
  1. Mauricio G. Mateu

    1. "Severo Ochoa" (CSIC_UAM), And Dept. of Molecular Biology, Centro de Biología Molecular, Madrid, Spain

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  • Only integrated book on Structural and Physical Virology
  • An introductory chapter gives essential information that will greatly facilitate understanding of the book by a non-expert reader
  • Organized comprehensive treatment of many subject areas of Structural and Physical Virology

Part of the book series: Subcellular Biochemistry (SCBI, volume 68)

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. The Viral Machine

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction: The Structural Basis of Virus Function

      • Mauricio G. Mateu
      Pages 3-51

    3. The Basic Architecture of Viruses

      • José R. Castón, José L. Carrascosa
      Pages 53-75

  3. Determination of the Structure and Physical Properties of Viruses

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77
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    2. Conventional Electron Microscopy, Cryo-Electron Microscopy and Cryo-Electron Tomography of Viruses

      • José R. Castón
      Pages 79-115

    3. X-Ray Crystallography of Viruses

      • Nuria Verdaguer, Damià Garriga, Ignacio Fita
      Pages 117-144

    4. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy to Study Virus Structure

      • José L. Neira
      Pages 145-176

    5. Fluorescence, Circular Dichroism and Mass Spectrometry as Tools to Study Virus Structure

      • José L. Neira
      Pages 177-202

    6. Combined Approaches to Study Virus Structures

      • Daniel Badia-Martinez, Hanna M. Oksanen, David I. Stuart, Nicola G. A. Abrescia
      Pages 203-246

    7. Atomic Force Microscopy of Viruses

      • Pedro J. de Pablo
      Pages 247-271

    8. Optical Tweezers to Study Viruses

      • J. Ricardo Arias-Gonzalez
      Pages 273-304

  4. Structural Foundations of Virus Properties and Functions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 305-305
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    2. Assembly of Simple Icosahedral Viruses

      • José M. Almendral
      Pages 307-328

    3. Structure and Assembly of Complex Viruses

      • Carmen San Martín
      Pages 329-360

    4. Nucleic Acid Packaging in Viruses

      • Ana Cuervo, María I. Daudén, José L. Carrascosa
      Pages 361-394

    5. Virus Maturation

      • Laura R. Delgui, José F. Rodríguez
      Pages 395-415

    6. Virus Morphogenesis in the Cell: Methods and Observations

      • Cristina Risco, Isabel Fernández de Castro
      Pages 417-440

    7. Virus-Receptor Interactions and Receptor-Mediated Virus Entry into Host Cells

      • José M. Casasnovas
      Pages 441-466

    8. Entry of Enveloped Viruses into Host Cells: Membrane Fusion

      • Vicente Más, José A. Melero
      Pages 467-487
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About this book

This book contemplates the structure, dynamics and physics of virus particles: From the moment they come into existence by self-assembly from viral components produced in the infected cell, through their extracellular stage, until they recognise and infect a new host cell and cease to exist by losing their physical integrity to start a new infectious cycle. (Bio)physical techniques used to study the structure of virus particles and components, and some applications of structure-based studies of viruses are also contemplated. This book is aimed first at M.Sc. students, Ph.D. students and postdoctoral researchers with a university degree in biology, chemistry, physics or related scientific disciplines who share an interest or are actually working on viruses. We have aimed also at providing an updated account of many important concepts, techniques, studies and applications in structural and physical virology for established scientists working on viruses, irrespective of their physical, chemical or biological background and their field of expertise. We have not attempted to provide a collection of for-experts-only reviews focused mainly on the latest research in specific topics; we have not generally assumed that the reader knows all of the jargon and all but the most recent and advanced results in each topic dealt with in this book. In short, we have attempted to write a book basic enough to be useful to M.Sc and Ph.D. students, as well as advanced and current enough to be useful to senior scientists with an interest in Structural and/or Physical Virology.

Editors and Affiliations

  • "Severo Ochoa" (CSIC_UAM), And Dept. of Molecular Biology, Centro de Biología Molecular, Madrid, Spain

    Mauricio G. Mateu

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Structure and Physics of Viruses

  • Book Subtitle: An Integrated Textbook

  • Editors: Mauricio G. Mateu

  • Series Title: Subcellular Biochemistry

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6552-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-6551-1Published: 18 June 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0176-9Published: 27 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-6552-8Published: 04 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0306-0225

  • Series E-ISSN: 2542-8810

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 728

  • Number of Illustrations: 55 b/w illustrations, 122 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Biomedicine general, Protein Structure, Virology, Classical Mechanics

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