"In addition, while the capsid is associated with budding initiation, it is not required for curvature formation. By determining the NEC structure in several #conformations, we show that curvature arises from an asymmetric assembly of disordered and hexagonally ordered lattice domains independent of pUL25 or other #viral #capsid vertex components. Our results advance our understanding of the mechanism of nuclear egress in the context of a living cell."

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-024-01716-8

Molecular plasticity of herpesvirus nuclear egress analysed in situ - Nature Microbiology

Visualizing the stages of herpesvirus nuclear egress in situ using cryoET and subvolume averaging shows how nascent virions pass through the nuclear membrane.

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