Transacting Functions of Human Retroviruses (Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology. Volume 193)

Irvin S.Y. Chen, H Koprowski, A. Srinivasan, P.K. Vogt

ISBN 10: 354057901X / ISBN 13: 9783540579014

Published by Springer, 1995

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239 pp., Hardcover, ex library, minor stains to rear cover, sticker residue to front cover at top edge, else text clean and binding tight. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Transacting Functions of Human Retroviruses (Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology. Volume 193)
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 354057901X
• ISBN 13: 9783540579014
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

The coding domains of simple retrovirus genomes direct the synthesis of virion proteins. Complex retroviral genomes generate in addition to virion proteins regulatory transacting proteins that are translated from multiple spliced messenger RNAs and fulfill important functions in the virus life cycle. All human retroviruses have such complex genomes. The transacting proteins of these pathogens are attractive targets for therapeutic intervention because they are viral specific, are essential for efficient virus replication and may be mediators of viral pathogenicity. In summarizing the current knowledge on the regulatory transacting proteins of human retroviruses, this volume makes an important contribution toward the control of virus disease.