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Viral Replication Compartments MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Viral Replication Compartments
Tree Number(s)
A11.284.420.390.500
G06.920.400.500
Unique ID
D000086969
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000086969
Scope Note
Sites in the host cell where the virus induces the formation of cellular assemblies for the replication of the VIRAL GENOME.
Entry Term(s)
Coronavirus Double-Membrane Vesicles
Coronavirus RTC
Coronavirus Replication-Transcription Compartments
Coronavirus Replication-Transcription Complexes
Double-Membrane Vesicles, Virus-Induced
Positive Strand RNA Virus Replication-Transcription Complexes
Positive-Strand RNA Virus Replication-Transcription Compartments
Viral Factories
Viral Factory
Viral Replication Centers
Virogenic Stroma
Viroplasm
Virus Factories
Virus Factory
Virus Replication Centers
Virus Replication Compartments
Virus-Induced Double-Membrane Vesicles
Zippered Endoplasmic Reticulum Double-Membrane Spherules
See Also
Virus Replication
Public MeSH Note
2021
History Note
2021
Date Established
2021/01/01
Date of Entry
2020/07/07
Revision Date
2020/08/11
Viral Replication Compartments Preferred
Positive-Strand RNA Virus Replication-Transcription Compartments Narrower
Zippered Endoplasmic Reticulum Double-Membrane Spherules Narrower
Positive Strand RNA Virus Replication-Transcription Complexes Narrower
Coronavirus Replication-Transcription Complexes Narrower
Virogenic Stroma Narrower
Coronavirus Replication-Transcription Compartments Narrower
Virus-Induced Double-Membrane Vesicles Narrower
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