
Advances in Virus Research
Description
Key Features
- Contributions from leading authorities
- Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field
Readership
Virologists, microbiologists and infectious diseases specialists.
Table of Contents
Series Page
Contributors
Chapter One. Mechanisms of Reovirus Bloodstream Dissemination
1 Introduction
2 Dynamics of Reovirus Infection in the Intestine and Lung
3 Hematogenous Spread of Reovirus
4 Neural Dissemination of Reovirus
5 Function of Hematogenous and Neural Spread in Reovirus Pathogenesis
6 Unanswered Questions and Future Directions
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter Two. Molecular Biology and Epidemiology of Dianthoviruses
1 Introduction
2 Dianthoviruses
3 Economic Importance of Diseases Caused by Dianthoviruses
4 Molecular Biology of Dianthovirus
5 Transmission Studies and Epidemiology
6 Effects on Environment
7 Concluding Remarks and Perspectives
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter Three. Viral and Nonviral Elements in Potexvirus Replication and Movement and in Antiviral Responses
1 Introduction
2 Elements That Regulate Potexvirus Replication
3 Elements That Regulate Potexvirus Movement
4 Elements Involved in Antiviral Responses
5 Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter Four. Influenza Virus Transcription and Replication
1 Introduction
2 Molecular Biology of Influenza Virus Transcription and Replication
3 Structural Elements of the Influenza Virus Transcription–Replication Machine
4 Mechanisms of Influenza Virus Transcription and Replication
5 Role of Host Cell Factors
6 Outlook
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter Five. The Molecular Biology of Ilarviruses
1 Introduction
2 Virion and Genome Structure
3 Taxonomy and Genetic Diversity
4 Genome Expression
5 CP–RNA Interaction and Genome Activation
6 Virus Movement Within and Among Plants
7 Host Responses
8 Synergy Among Ilarviruses
9 Some Conclusions and Many Questions
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter Six. Genetic Variation and HIV-Associated Neurologic Disease
1 Introduction
2 Overview of HIV-1 CNS Pathogenesis
3 Clinical Diagnoses of HIV-1 CNS Infection
4 The Evolution and Adaptation of HIV-1 and the Establishment of Molecular Diversity
5 Molecular Diversity of HIV-1 Env and Neurologic Disease
6 Genetic Diversity Within HIV-1 Tat, Vpr, and the LTR, and Its Contribution to the Onset and Severity of HIV-1-Associated Neurological System Disease
7 Sequence Variation of Specific Transcription Factor-Binding Sites Within the HIV-1 LTR and Its Correlation with Nervous System Disease
8 Host Genetic Determinants of HIV-1 Infection and CNS Disease
9 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Index
Product details
- No. of pages: 264
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2013
- Published: June 25, 2013
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780124078475
About the Editors
Karl Maramorosch
Affiliations and Expertise
Frederick Murphy
