Ukr.Biochem.J. 2022; Volume 94, Issue 4, Jul-Aug, pp. 5-17

doi: https://doi.org/10.15407/ubj94.04.005

Structural proteins in the mechanisms of betacoronavirus virion assembly

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I. Zaloilo1*, О. Zaloilo2, Y. Rud3, L. Buchatskyi3

1National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv;
2Institute of Fisheries of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv;
3ESC Institute of Biology and Medicine, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine;
*e-mail: zaloilo76@gmail.com, iridolpb@gmail.com

Received: 08 August 2022; Revised: 31 August 2022;
Accepted: 04 November 2022; Available on-line:  14 November 2022

The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 caused an urgent need to investigate the molecular mechanisms of its reproduction. However, the detailed step-by-step mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 virion assembly has not been described yet. In the presented review the data on the role of structural proteins in the efficient assembly of betacoronavirus particles are analyzed.

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