Maramorosch Advances in Virus Research

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-12-385035-5
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band Volume 77, 168 Seiten

Reihe: Advances in Virus Research

Published since 1953, Advances in Virus Research covers a diverse range of in-depth reviews providing a valuable overview of the current field of virology. The impact factor for 2008 is 4.886, placing it 4th in the highly competitive category of virology. - Contributions from leading authorities - Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field

Autoren/Hrsg.

Maramorosch, Karl

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Advances in Virus Research;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Contents;6
5;Chapter 1: Recent Developments in Understanding Dengue Virus Replication;8
5.1;I. Introduction;10
5.2;II. Dengue Disease;11
5.3;III. DENV Genome and DENV Proteins;15
5.4;IV. Cell Cycle of DENV;18
5.5;V. siRNAs and New Strategies to Control DENV Replication;33
5.6;VI. Conclusions;34
5.7;Acknowledgments;35
5.8;References;35
6;Chapter 2: Evolution of Human Papillomavirus Carcinogenicity;48
6.1;I. Papillomavirus Classification;49
6.2;II. Clinical Implications of Human Papillomavirus Infections;49
6.3;III. HPV and Cervical Carcinogenesis;51
6.4;IV. HPV Life Cycle;52
6.5;V. HPV Viral Carcinogenicity is Correlated with the Early Viral Region;54
6.6;VI. The E6 and E7 Viral Oncogenes;56
6.7;VII. Evolutionary History of the E6 and E7 Oncoproteins;58
6.8;VIII. Toward a Biochemical Understanding of Alphapapillomavirus Oncogenicity;60
6.9;IX. Conclusions and Perspectives ;62
6.10;Acknowledgments;63
6.11;References;64
7;Chapter 3: Influenza Vaccines: The Good,the Bad, and the Eggs;70
7.1;I. Influenza: The Burden;71
7.2;II. The Virus and Its Tricks;72
7.3;III. The Good, the Bad, and the Eggs;76
7.4;IV. Pandemic Vaccine: Success in 2009;77
7.5;V. On the Horizon: Bird Viruses;79
7.6;VI. The Future of Influenza Vaccines: Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks;81
7.7;VII. The Quest for a "Universal" Influenza Vaccine: Is it Possible?;83
7.8;VIII. Conclusions;84
7.9;References;85
8;Chapter 4: Innate Host Barriers to Viral Trafficking and Population Diversity: Lessons Learned from Poliovirus;92
8.1;I. Introduction;93
8.2;II. Poliovirus Route and Barriers;95
8.3;III. Effects of the Host Barriers on Viral Population Dynamics;111
8.4;IV. Summary;114
8.5;Acknowledgments;114
8.6;References;114
9;Chapter 5: Involvement of the Plant Nucleolus in Virus and Viroid Infections: Parallels with Animal Pathosystems;126
9.1;I. Introduction;128
9.2;II. Structure and Functions of the Nucleolus;130
9.3;III. What we have Learned about Interactions of Viruses with the Nucleolus from Animal Virology;135
9.4;IV. Nucleolar Functions of Plant Virus Proteins and Viroids;139
9.5;V. Conclusions and Perspectives;153
9.6;Acknowledgments;154
9.7;References;154
10;Index;166
11;Color Plates;170