Editing Measles virus (section)

=== Genome replication and viral assembly ===
Once the virus has entered a host cell, its strand of [[Sense (molecular biology)|negative sense]] [[RNA|ssRNA]] is used as a template to create a positive sense copy using the [[RNA-dependent RNA polymerase]] that's included in the [[Virus|virion]]. Then this copy is used to create a new negative copy, and so on, to create many copies of the ssRNA. The positive sense ssRNA is then mass [[Translation (biology)|translated]] by host [[ribosome]]s, producing all viral proteins. The viruses are then assembled from their proteins and negative sense ssRNA, and the cell will [[Lysis|lyse]], discharging the new viral particles and restarting the cycle.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Jiang|first1=Yanliang|last2=Qin|first2=Yali|last3=Chen|first3=Mingzhou|date=2016-11-16|title=Host–Pathogen Interactions in Measles Virus Replication and Anti-Viral Immunity|journal=Viruses|volume=8|issue=11|pages=308|doi=10.3390/v8110308|issn=1999-4915|pmc=5127022|pmid=27854326|doi-access=free}}</ref>
[[File:Measles virion.tif|thumb|Measles morbillivirus virion structure]]
[[File:MV life cycle.tif|thumb|Measles morbillivirus life cycle]]