Virus-like particles of Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus: particle size and capsid protein assembly domain

• Main Authors: Ganesan, Hagilaa, Kok, Lian Ho, Abdul Razak, Mariatulqabtiah, Chean, Yeah Yong, Wong, Chuan Loo, Goh, Zee Hong, Tan, Jia Sen, Tan, Wen Siang
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2022
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/102598/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/aquaculture
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus (MrNv) causes white tail disease (WTD) in the giant freshwater prawn, which poses a major issue in the aquaculture sector. The capsid protein (CP) of MrNv expressed in Escherichia coli self-assembles into virus-like particles (VLPs) with a triangulation number, T...