Uncoat
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Uncoat is a verb meaning (virology, intransitive) (of the capsid shell) to dissociate from the viral core in the host cell cytoplasm.
Meaning
(virology, intransitive) (of the capsid shell) to dissociate from the viral core in the host cell cytoplasm.
More Meanings
- (virology, transitive) To remove the viral capsid of a virus, leading to the release of the viral genomic nucleic acid.
Example Sentences
It takes only minutes, after entry into a cell, for a virus particle to uncoat.
Word Forms
- uncoats
- uncoating
- uncoated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include naked, exposed, decapsidate, decoat, enucleate, deconjugate.
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