The small dark circular objects are gold nanoparticles coated with a monoclonal antibody specific for rotavirus protein VP6._alt=An electron micrograph of many rotavirus particles, two of which have several smaller, black spheres which appear to be attached to them]]VP2 forms the core layer of the virion and binds the RNA genome.
The small dark circular objects are gold nanoparticles coated with a monoclonal antibody specific for rotavirus protein VP6._alt=An electron micrograph of many rotavirus particles, two of which have several smaller, black spheres which appear to be attached to them]]Η VP2 αποτελεί το στρώμα του πυρήνα του βιρίου και δεσμεύει το RNA γονιδίωμα.