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A molecular pore spans the double membrane of the coronavirus replication organelle

Georg Wolff, Ronald W. A. L. Limpens, Jessika C. Zevenhoven-Dobbe and 9 more

Science · 2020 · CC BY

doi:10.1101/2020.06.25.171686

Abstract

Viral RNA exported from the coronavirus replication organelle is likely to be mediated by a crown-shaped molecular pore.

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