Definition of encapsidate in English:
encapsidate
verbɛnˈkapsɪdeɪtɪnˈkapsɪdeɪtenˈkapsəˌdātinˈkapsəˌdāt
[with object]Biochemistry Enclose (a gene or virus particle) in a protein shell.
each piece of dsRNA is encapsidated separately
Example sentencesExamples
- Their studies revealed both long-range and short-range order of the encapsidated DNA.
- This would indeed be the case if one neglects the presence of fixed charge inside associated with the encapsidated genome.
- Viral capsids are rigid protein shells whose function is to protect their encapsidated genome of single- or double-stranded RNA or DNA.
- Wild-type viruses might produce abundant capsid proteins that are freely obtainable from the resource pool, and these could allow the less-fit mutants to be encapsidated at a higher rate than occurs during clonal infections.
- The helical segments were presumed to be elements of stem-loop structures formed when the RNA was condensed and encapsidated by the protein.
- To determine the configuration of the encapsidated chain, we posit local hexagonal ordering and a uniaxial symmetry of the packaged DNA.
Origin
1980s: from en- + capsid + -ate.
Definition of encapsidate in US English:
encapsidate
verbenˈkapsəˌdātinˈkapsəˌdāt
[with object]Biochemistry Enclose (a gene or virus particle) in a protein shell.
each piece of dsRNA is encapsidated separately
Example sentencesExamples
- To determine the configuration of the encapsidated chain, we posit local hexagonal ordering and a uniaxial symmetry of the packaged DNA.
- The helical segments were presumed to be elements of stem-loop structures formed when the RNA was condensed and encapsidated by the protein.
- Wild-type viruses might produce abundant capsid proteins that are freely obtainable from the resource pool, and these could allow the less-fit mutants to be encapsidated at a higher rate than occurs during clonal infections.
- Viral capsids are rigid protein shells whose function is to protect their encapsidated genome of single- or double-stranded RNA or DNA.
- Their studies revealed both long-range and short-range order of the encapsidated DNA.
- This would indeed be the case if one neglects the presence of fixed charge inside associated with the encapsidated genome.
Origin
1980s: from en- + capsid + -ate.