Cuillel M, Berthet-Colominas C, Krop B, Tardieu A, Vachette P, Jacrot B
J Mol Biol. 1983 Mar 15;164(4):645-50. doi: 10.1016/0022-2836(83)90055-4.
The self-assembly of brome mosaic virus capsid has been studied kinetically by means of X-ray and neutron scattering. It appears to be a very fast process: for the concentrations used (5 to 8 mg/ml) the forward scattering reaches 50% of its maximal value in less than one second. Further, the assembly seems to proceed through intermediate states whose nature is still speculative.