Structure of Ebola Virus
There are major 8 structures that represents Ebola Virus. They are Glycoproteins, Lipid Membrane, Capsid, VP24, MatrixVP40, Transcription Factor VP30 and VP35. There are details with picture, scrolling down.
Glycoprotein
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This is the picture of Glycoprotein, which is located in outside of the Ebola Virus. It is popped and placed a lot in lipid membrane. Glycoprotein helps the virus to permeate in the cell. Glycoprotein is located on outside of the virus, which it is easy to get attacked by the vaccine, or the cure. |
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There isn't an accurate picture of Lipid Membrane, however from this picture, we could know that Lipid Membrane is located very outside and top layer of the layer that plays a role of skin, comparing to human. Furthermore, under Lipid Membrane, there is another strong membrane called Capsid. This also plays a role like Lipid Membrane, protecting the inside protein, and other structures. |
Lipid Membrane and Capsid
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VP24 and Matrix VP40 and Transcription Factor of VP30, and VP35 / Polymerase Protein
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VP24, VP40, VP30, and VP35 are proteins located under Lipid Membrane and Capsid, which are proteins play a key role when the virus tries to escape the cell. Furthermore, especially VP30, and VP35, they help duplicating RNAs, which leads to make copies of the cell. From the same image, we can know where Polymerase is located. This is one of a protein like above. With a microscope, when you see them closely, they will have L shape. These plays a role when duplicating negative strand RNA to create positive strand RNA. |
