LAUGIERI , Maria Elena

Giant Viruses are a class of uncommon cellular parasites discovered about 30 years ago1. They are defined as Nucleo Cytoplasmic Large DNA viruses (NCLDVs) according to the notable viral particle dimensions (about 400nm) and the genome complexity. In addition, NCLDVs possess genes with "cell-like properties", that allow the virus to be, at least...

Glycosylation of surface molecules is a key feature of several eukaryotic viruses, which use the host endoplasmic reticulum/Golgi apparatus to add carbohydrates to their nascent glycoproteins. In recent years, a newly discovered group of eukaryotic viruses, belonging to the Nucleo-Cytoplasmic Large DNA Virus (NCLDV) group, was shown to have...