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Advances in Virus Research

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Table of contents
  • Contentsv
  • Chapter 1. Duck Hepatitis B Virus: An Invaluable Model System For HBV Infection1
  • I. Introduction1
  • II. Animal Models of HBV3
  • III. The Hepadnaviral Infectious Cycle: An Overview7
  • IV. DHBV Proteins and Their Basic Functions in Replication and Morphogenesis12
  • V. Experimental DHBV Infection37
  • VI. DHBV as a Model to Study Host Responses to and Control of HBV Infection46
  • VII. DHBV and the Development of Hepadnaviral Transduction Vectors53
  • VIII. Conclusions and Perspectives54
  • References55
  • Chapter 2. Novel Insights into Hepatitis C Virus Replication and Persistence71
  • I. Introduction72
  • II. Genomic Organization74
  • III. Virus Structure78
  • IV. Experimental Systems86
  • V. Replication Cycle93
  • VI. Virus–Host Interaction134
  • VII. Antiviral Therapies146
  • VIII. Concluding Remarks148
  • References149
  • Chapter 3. The Regulation and Maturation of Antiviral Immune Responses181
  • I. Overview of the Immune Response to Viral Infection182
  • II. B Lymphocytes and Their Role in Antiviral Immune Responses184
  • III. Antiviral T Cells: A Primer192
  • IV. CD8+ T Lymphocytes and Their Role in Antiviral Immune Responses194
  • V. CD4+ T Lymphocytes and Their Role in Antiviral Immune Responses211
  • VI. Immunopathology221
  • VII. Summary222
  • References.223
  • Chapter 4. Prospects for the Therapy and Prevention of Dengue Virus Infections239
  • I. Introduction239
  • II. The Agent240
  • III. The Human Disease242
  • IV. DENV as a Global Reemerging Agent245
  • V. Virus Structure and the Replicative Cycle: Possible Targets for Therapy246
  • VI. Viral Inhibitors254
  • VII. Strategies for Vaccine Development268
  • VIII. Concluding Remarks272
  • References273
  • Chapter 5. Bacteriophage T4: Structure, Assembly, and Initiation Infection Studied in Three Dimensio287
  • I. Introduction287
  • II. Bacteriophage T4 Head Structure and Assembly291
  • III. The Tail303
  • IV. The Fibers305
  • V. The Baseplate Structure311
  • VI. Structure of the Star-Shaped Baseplate337
  • VII. The Mechanism of the Baseplate Conformational Transition and Initiation of the Infection339
  • VIII. Conclusion341
  • References341
  • Chapter 6. Genomic Organization, Biology, and Diagnosis of Taura Syndrome Virus and Yellowhead Virus353
  • I. Introduction353
  • II. Taura Syndrome Disease354
  • III. Yellowhead Disease383
  • IV. Concluding Remarks410
  • References411
  • Chapter 7. Viruses of the Chestnut Blight Fungus, Cryphonectria parasitica423
  • I. Introduction.424
  • II. Fungi as Hosts for Virus Infection425
  • III. History of C. parasitica as a Virus Host427
  • IV. Viruses as the Cause of Hypovirulence and a Description of CHV1427
  • V. General Properties and Procedures for Studying C. parasitica Viruses433
  • VI. Structure and Characteristics of the CHV1 Genome435
  • VII. Host Genes and Signaling Pathways Affected by CHV1 Infection444
  • VIII. Other Cryphonectria Hypoviruses447
  • IX. Defective and Satellite RNAs of Hypoviruses451
  • X. Other Viruses of C. parasitica453
  • XI. Population Biology and Evolution of Cryphonectria Viruses458
  • XII. Conclusions462
  • References462
  • Index473
Book details
  • Vendor Elsevier S & T
  • SKU 9780120398652
  • ISBN-13 9780080493848

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The Advances in Virus Research series covers a diverse range of in-depth reviews providing a valuable overview of the current field of virology.
This eclectic volume contains six reviews covering topics relating to plant viruses, evolution of viruses with hosts and cell recognition by viruses.