Label
Zika Virus NS3 Drives the Assembly of the Viroplasm-Like Structure
Artist
Tania Sultana
Description
Zika virus NS3 is a non-structural protein known to have protease and helicase activity. The image shows that NS3 is able to form a replication organelle or viroplasm-like structure (VLS) in human cells and microtubules rearrange around it. Red: NS3-driven VLS; Green: Microtubules; DAPI: Nucleus.
Type
Microscope
Artist Affiliation
Graduate Student
Department
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Area of Research
Biomedical Sciences
Date
2025