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CAPSID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does capsid mean?
• CAPSID (noun)
The noun CAPSID has 2 senses:
1. a variety of leaf bug
2. the outer covering of protein surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus
Familiarity information: CAPSID used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A variety of leaf bug
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("capsid" is a kind of...):
leaf bug; plant bug (small bright-colored insect that feeds on plant juices)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "capsid"):
four-lined leaf bug; four-lined plant bug; Poecilocapsus lineatus (yellow or orange leaf bug with four black stripes down the back; widespread in central and eastern North America)
lygus bug (vector of viral plant diseases)
Holonyms ("capsid" is a member of...):
Capsidae; family Capsidae; family Miridae; Miridae (leaf bugs)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The outer covering of protein surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("capsid" is a kind of...):
protein (any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes)
Holonyms ("capsid" is a part of...):
virion ((virology) a complete viral particle; nucleic acid and capsid (and a lipid envelope in some viruses))
Context examples
The matrix or tegument which contacts both the envelope and the capsid contains at least 15-20 proteins.
(Human Herpesvirus 1, NCI Thesaurus)
Upon administration, HPV L1 VLP vaccine V504 may generate humoral immunity against various HPV L1 major capsid proteins, thereby preventing cervical infection upon exposure to the associated HPV types.
(Human Papilloma Virus L1 Virus-Like Particle V504 Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)
A vaccine consisting of noninfectious, recombinant virus-like particles (VLP) containing the major viral capsid protein L1 of nine strains of human papillomavirus (HPV), with potential immunoprotective activity.
(Human Papillomavirus Vaccine V503, NCI Thesaurus)
Noninfectious, synthetic, virus-like particles (VLP) containing the major viral capsid protein, L1, of the human papillomavirus type 18 with potential immunoprotective activity.
(HPV 18 L1-VLP, NCI Thesaurus)
A vaccine consisting of human papillomavirus-derived noninfectious virus-like particles (VLPs), containing the L1 major capsid protein.
(HPV 16 L1-VLP, NCI Thesaurus)
To their surprise, when the cells made the Arc protein, it clumped together into a form that resembled a viral capsid, the shell that contains a virus’ genetic information.
(Memory gene goes viral, National Institutes of Health)
Replacement of the Ad5 capsid protein knob with a knob domain from serotype 3 causes higher transduction in cancer cells as compared to normal cells.
(GM-CSF-encoding Oncolytic Adenovirus CGTG-102, NCI Thesaurus)
Three of these ORFs have been identified as the envelope, capsid and polymerase genes, while the function of the fourth has remained unknown until recently.
(HBx Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
A virus comprised of a protein coat (capsid) surrounding a circular, double-stranded DNA organized into coding and non-coding regions, which can induce skin and mucosal epithelial lesions.
(Human Papillomavirus-16, NCI Thesaurus)
A virus comprised of a protein coat (capsid) surrounding a circular, double-stranded DNA organized into coding and non-coding regions, which can induce epithelial lesions.
(Human Papillomavirus-26, NCI Thesaurus)
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