Viruses have protein coats {capsid}, with identical subunits hydrogen-bonded into symmetric structures. Special capsid proteins recognize cells by binding to cell-membrane proteins. After attachment, virus nucleic acid enters cell by injection through cell membrane, using energy from ATP.
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