Research Article

VLPs Derived from the CCMV Plant Virus Can Directly Transfect and Deliver Heterologous Genes for Translation into Mammalian Cells

Figure 3

VLPs formed with the CCMV CP and containing the mRNA-EGFP (a). Negative-stained TEM image of VLPs containing capped EGFP mRNA assembled at a molar ratio CP : mRNA of 6 : 1. (b). VLPs size distribution measured in two orthogonal directions (n = 300 VLPs).