Structure and Physics of Viruses : An Integrated Textbook - Mateu, Mauricio G.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013)
Introduction: the structural basis of virus function -- The basic architecture of viruses -- Conventional electron microscopy, cryo-electron microscopy and cryo-electron tomography of viruses -- X-ray crystallography of viruses.- Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to study virus structure -- Fluorescence, circular dichroism and mass spectrometry as tools to study virus structure -- Combined approaches to study virus structure -- Atomic force microscopy of viruses -- Optical tweezers to study viruses -- Assembly of simple icosahedral viruses -- Structure and assembly of complex viruses -- Nucleic acid packaging in viruses -- Virus maturation -- Virus morphogenesis in the cell: methods and observations -- Virus-receptor interactions and receptor-mediated virus entry into host cells -- Entry of enveloped viruses into host cells: membrane fusion -- Bacteriophage receptor recognition and nucleic acid transfer.- Mechanical properties of viruses -- Theoretical studies on assembly, physical stability and dynamics of viruses -- Antiviral agents: Structural basis of action and rational design -- Design of novel vaccines based on virus-like particles or chimeric virions -- Nanoscale science and technology with plant viruses and bacteriophages.
Keywords: Medicine; Proteins .; Virology; Mechanics; Biomedicine, general; Protein Structure; Virology; Classical Mechanics