Retroviruses - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0879694971 ISBN 13: 9780879694975

Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press,U.S., 1998

Synopsis

Offers an integrated understanding of the biology of retroviruses and their association with host genomes. Material is organized by topic rather than by virus, so that similarities and differences among retroviruses can be illuminated in the context of specific functions. Part I deals with the viral life cycle and viral structure, function, and replication, and Part II addresses the interplay between virus and host. A brief section links the two parts. Chapters can be read independently, and include introductions with references to other chapters. Appendices introduce interpretation of retroviral sequences and major problems in that specialty, summarize databases and Internet resources for virologists, list rules governing naming and classification of viruses, provide structural maps of representative retroviral genomes, and give information on accessing and viewing retroviral protein and nucleic acid structures online. Includes color illustrations, a trivia quiz, and a crossword. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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Review

With the arrival of Retroviruses, a worthy successor to the 1985 classic has finally appeared. Despite its downsized title everything about this volume, edited by John Coffin, Stephen Hughes, and Harold Varmus, is top notch. Especially noteworthy are the many superb illustrations, which include color diagrams of protein structures, molecular mechanisms, and other aspects of retroviruses and their effects. New testament on retroviruses... This is a serious reference book to be cherished by specialist and novice alike... My copy disappeared from my office the day it arrived. Better order two copies at once. Nature

Synopsis

For over 25 years the study of retroviruses has underpinned much of what is known about information transfer in cells and the genetic and biomechanisms that underlie cell growth and cancer induction. Emergent diseases such as AIDS and adult T-cell lymphona have widened even further the community of investigators directly concerned with retroviruses, a development that has highlighted the need for an integrated understanding of their biology and their unique association with host genomes. This volume aims to satisfy that need.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press,U.S.
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0879694971
• ISBN 13: 9780879694975
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 858
• Editor: Coffin John M., Etc., Hughes Stephen H., Varmus Harold E.