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1 online resource |
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Virology research progress |
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Virology research progress series.
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| Contents |
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF VIROLOGY RESEARCH; ENCYCLOPEDIA OF VIROLOGY RESEARCH; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; VOLUME 1; VOLUME 2; Preface; Chapter I: Correlations of Phylogenetic Relation with Host Range, Length of ORF or Genes, Organization of Conserved Sequences in the 3' Noncoding Region, and Viral Classification among the Members of the Genus Flavivirus; Abstract; Introduction; Viruses, Genomic Sequencing and Phylogenetic Methods; Viruses and Genomic Sequencing; Phylogenetic Methods; Recent Advancements in Phylogenetic Studies |
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Correlation of Phylogeny with ORF/Gene Length RangeORF and Gene Lengths; Genome-Wide Linked Genetic Change; Relationship between Length of ORF or Gene and Subgrouping of Members within an RNA Virus Family; Organization of Conserved Sequences in 3' NCR; Host Range Specificity, Molecular Determinants, and Evolution of Multi-Phylum Pathogens; Host Range Specificity; Molecular Determinants; Evolution of Multi-Phylum Pathogens; Flaviviral Taxonomy; Conclusion; References; Chapter II: Endogenous Retroviral Sequences Control the Transcription of Many Host Genes in Eukaryotes; Abstract; Abbreviations |
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IntroductionCis-Regulation of Gene Activity by LTR Retrotransposons in Mammals; LTRs as Promoters for Transcription of the Host Genes; LTRs as Transcriptional Enhancers for the Cellular Genes; LTRs as Transcriptional Silencers; LTRs as Providers of New Splice Sites for the Host Genes; LTRs as Sources of New Polyadenylation Signals; LTRs as Antisense Regulators of the Host Gene Transcription; Regulation of Gene Activity by the LTR Retrotransposons in Drosophila; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter III: A Secondary Structure Model for the 3'-Untranslated Regionof Ilarvirus RNAs |
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AbstractIntroduction; Methods; Results; AMV-Type (Subgroups 3, 4 and 5); EMoV-Type (Subgroups 2 and 6); TSV-Type (Subgroup 1); Core Promoter Hairpin E; TRNA-Like Structures; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter IV: Human T-Cell Leukemia VirusType 1 (HTLV-1) and Antiviral Enzyme APOBEC3; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Human T cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 (Htlv-1); 2.1. Virology of HTLV-1; Tax Protein; Do Defective Virus Genes Produce Viral Particles?; 2.2. Virus Transmission; 2.3. Infectious Molecular Clone; Construction of Infectious Molecular Clone by PCR-Based Technology |
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Full-Length Clone and 3 -LTR Deficient CloneActivation of Cryptic Splice Site in the Tax Gene by a Single NucleotideChange; 3. Apobec3; 3.1. Antiviral Activity of APOBEC3; 3.2. APOBEC3 Targets a Variety of Retroviruses; 3.3. Retrotransposon Restriction by APOBEC3; 3.4. Many APOBEC Protein-Subfamilies are Antiretroviral; 4. HTLV-1 and APOBEC3; Conclusion; References; Chapter V: Is there a Critical Mass that would likely trigger the Emergence of a Pandemic Avian Influenza Genotype?; Abstract; Genetically Patterned Critical Masses; Deductions from Past Pandemics and Significant Outbreaks |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Virology -- Research.
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Virus diseases.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biology.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Microbiology.
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Virology -- Research
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Virus diseases
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| Genre/Form |
Encyclopedias
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gatto, Andrew P., editor
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Leon, Benjamin S., editor
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| LC no. |
2020685840 |
| ISBN |
9781614704027 |
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1614704023 |
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