Imaging Science and Photochemistry ›› 2017, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (4): 494-505.DOI: 10.7517/j.issn.1674-0475.2017.04.011

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Site-specific Modification of Tobacco Mosaic Virus and Its Applications

TIAN Ye1, ZHU Meng1,2, NIU Zhongwei1,2   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China;
    2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
  • Received:2017-05-28 Revised:2017-06-13 Online:2017-07-15 Published:2017-07-15

Abstract:

Viruses behave the simplest structure yet a high transfection efficiency in nature. As a classic 1-dimensional rod-like plant virus, tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) has the monodispersed morphology and size (18 nm × 300 nm), well-defined spatial structure, abundant chemical groups on surfaces, and non-infection to mammals. Thus, TMV has received great research interest in electronic devices, sensing, imaging and biomedicine. In this review, we will introduce the gene and chemical modifications for TMV and its potential applications, especially in the field of biomedical materials.

Key words: tobacco mosaic virus, gene engineering, chemical modification, biomedical materials