10: Assembly of viruses

Question 1

How are viruses assembled?

Answer 1

1. Formation of one structural unit of protein from one or more viral proteins
2. Assembly of the protein shell by interactions among structural units
3. Selective packaging of the nucleic acid genome
4. Acquire the envelope
5. Release from host cell
6. Maturation of virus particle
7. Infection of new host cell

Question 2

Assembly is dependent on host cell machinery