The Feat of Packaging Eight Unique Genome Segments
Influenza A viruses (IAVs) harbor a segmented RNA genome that is organized into eight distinct viral ribonucleoprotein (vRNP) complexes.Although a segmented genome may be a major advantage to adapt to new host environments, it comes at the cost of a highly sophisticated genome packaging mechanism.Newly synthesized vRNPs Backpacks conquer the cellul