Nonstructural protein
Encyclopedia
In virology
, a nonstructural protein is a protein encoded by a virus
but it is not part of the viral particle.
Virology
Virology is the study of viruses and virus-like agents: their structure, classification and evolution, their ways to infect and exploit cells for virus reproduction, the diseases they cause, the techniques to isolate and culture them, and their use in research and therapy...
, a nonstructural protein is a protein encoded by a virus
Virus
A virus is a small infectious agent that can replicate only inside the living cells of organisms. Viruses infect all types of organisms, from animals and plants to bacteria and archaea...
but it is not part of the viral particle.