Mateu M.G. (ed.) Structure and Physics of Viruses: An Integrated Textbook

Springer, 2013. - 728 p.
This book contemplates the structure, dynamics and physics of virus particles: From the moment they come into existence by self-assembly from viral components produced in the infected cell, through their extracellular stage, until they recognize and infect a new host cell and cease to exist by losing their physical integrity to start a new infectious cycle. (Bio)physical techniques used to study the structure of virus particles and components, and some applications of structure-based studies of viruses are also contemplated. This book is aimed first at M.Sc. students, Ph.D. students and postdoctoral researchers with a university degree in biology, chemistry, physics or related scientific disciplines who share an interest or are actually working on viruses.The Viral Machine
Introduction: The Structural Basis of Virus Function (by Mauricio G. Mateu).
The Basic Architecture of Viruses (by Jose R. Caston and Jose L. Carrascosa).
Determination of the Structure and Physical Properties of Viruses
Conventional Electron Microscopy, Cryo-Electron Microscopy and Cryo-Electron Tomography of Viruses (by Jose R. Caston).
X-Ray Crystallography of Viruses (by Nuria Verdaguer, Damia Garriga, and Ignacio Fita).
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy to Study Virus Structure (by Jose L. Neira).
Fluorescence, Circular Dichroism and Mass Spectrometry as Tools to Study Virus Structure (by Jose L. Neira).
Combined Approaches to Study Virus Structures (by Daniel Badia-Martinez, Hanna M. Oksanen, David I. Stuart, and Nicola G.A. Abrescia).
Atomic Force Microscopy of Viruses (by Pedro J. de Pablo).
Optical Tweezers to Study Viruses (by J. Ricardo Arias-Gonzalez).
Structural Foundations of Virus Properties and Functions
Assembly of Simple Icosahedral Viruses (by Jose M. Almendral).
Structure and Assembly of Complex Viruses (by Carmen San Martın).
Nucleic Acid Packaging in Viruses (by Ana Cuervo, Marıa I. Dauden, and Jose L. Carrascosa).
Virus Maturation (by Laura R. Delgui and Jose F. Rodrıguez).
Virus Morphogenesis in the Cell: Methods and Observations (by Cristina Risco and Isabel Fernandez de Castro).
Virus-Receptor Interactions and Receptor-Mediated Virus Entry into Host Cells (by Jose M. Casasnovas).
Entry of Enveloped Viruses into Host Cells: Membrane Fusion (by Vicente Mas and Jose A. Melero).
Bacteriophage Receptor Recognition and Nucleic Acid Transfer (by Carmela Garcia-Doval and Mark J. van Raaij).
Mechanical Properties of Viruses (by Pedro J. de Pablo and Mauricio G. Mateu).
Theoretical Studies on Assembly, Physical Stability and Dynamics of Viruses (by Antoni Luque and David Reguera).
Applied Structural and Physical Virology
Antiviral Agents: Structural Basis of Action and Rational Design (by Luis Menendez-Arias and Federico Gago).
Design of Novel Vaccines Based on Virus-Like Particles or Chimeric Virions (by Juan Barcena and Esther Blanco).
Nanoscale Science and Technology with Plant Viruses and Bacteriophages (by Alexander M. Bittner, Jose Marıa Alonso, Marcin Ł. Gorzny, and Christina Wege).