Retroviruses / edited by John M. Coffin, Stephen H. Hughes, Harold E. Varmus.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Coffin, John M.

Hughes, Stephen H.

Varmus, Harold.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Retrovirus infections.

Retroviruses.

Retroviridae.

Retroviridae--genetics.

Genome, Viral.

RNA, Viral--physiology.

Retroviridae Infections.

Medical Subjects:

Retroviridae.

Retroviridae--genetics.

Genome, Viral.

RNA, Viral--physiology.

Retroviridae Infections.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 843 p. ) ill. (some col.) ;

Other Title:

Retroviruses (Online)

Place of Publication:

Cold Spring Harbor, NY : Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, c1997.

Contents:

Historical introduction to the general properties of retroviruses / P.K. Vogt

Retroviral virions and genomes / V.M. Vogt

Viral entry and receptors / E. Hunter

Reverse transcriptase and the generation of retroviral DNA / A. Telesnitsky and S.P. Goff

Integration / P.O. Brown

Synthesis and processing of viral RNA / A.B. Rabson and B.J. Graves

Synthesis, assembly, and processing of viral proteins / R. Swanstrom and J.W. Wills

The interactions of retrovirus and their their hosts / J.M. Coffin, S.H. Hughes, and H.E. Varmus

Retrotransposons, endogenous retroviruses, and the evolution of retroelements / J.D. Boeke and J.P. Stoye

Development and applications of retroviral vectors / A.D. Miller

Retroviral pathogenesis / N. Rosenberg and P. Jolicoeur

Pathogenesis of HIV and SIV / A.S. Fauci and R.C. Desrosiers

Immunological and pharmacological approaches to the control of retroviral infections / E.A. Emini and H.Y. Fan

Retroviral sequences / G. Myers

Retroviral taxonomy, protein structures, sequences, and genetic maps / C. Petropoulos.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-87969-497-1