Ebook: Poxviruses

The purpose of this volume is to highlight some current areas of poxvirus research which are likely to be particularly fruitful in the upcoming few years. The first chapter, by Drs. Condit and Niles, discusses poxvirus genetics. Work in this area has provided mutants, produced practical procedures to simplify the manipulation of viral genes, and generated information about the molecular architecture and organization of genes characteristic of pox viruses. One of the most intensively studied regions of the viral genome is the HindIII D region of vaccinia, in which a combination of classical and molecular genetic analysis of the region has been particularly revealing. Within this region are open reading frames, some of which are expressed early and others late, organized in a fashion which is now known to be typical of these viruses. Other studies, related to temperature sensitive, drug resistant, and drug dependent mutants, are also discussed. Each of the other reviews included in this volume summarizes areas of research which have depended heavily on the genetics of the system. The intracellular site of a poxvirus infection is mostly, if not exclusively, limited to the cytoplasm which dictates several interesting biological ramifications. For example, poxvirus transcription must occur in the cytoplasm, rather than in the nucleus. The virus copes with this situation by incorporating into the virion the enzymatic machinery necessary to initiate transcription from input virus.

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The purpose of this volume is to highlight the current areas of poxvirus research and to project a forward-looking view of the areas which are likely to be the most fruitful and the most innovative in the upcoming few years. The areas covered include poxvirus genetics, DNA replication, transcription, pathogenesis, immunology, and posttranslational modification of proteins. Many of these aspects are reviewed for the first time, the others have not been reviewed for at least five years; it is this view to the future that makes this book unique.

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The purpose of this volume is to highlight the current areas of poxvirus research and to project a forward-looking view of the areas which are likely to be the most fruitful and the most innovative in the upcoming few years. The areas covered include poxvirus genetics, DNA replication, transcription, pathogenesis, immunology, and posttranslational modification of proteins. Many of these aspects are reviewed for the first time, the others have not been reviewed for at least five years; it is this view to the future that makes this book unique.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Orthopoxvirus Genetics....Pages 1-39
Regulation of Orthopoxvirus Gene Expression....Pages 41-70
The Role of Telomeres in Poxvirus DNA Replication....Pages 71-92
The Enzymology of Poxvirus DNA Replication....Pages 93-123
The Molecular Pathogenesis of Poxviruses....Pages 125-151
Recombinant Vaccinia Viruses As Vectors for Studying T Lymphocyte Specificity and Function....Pages 153-184
Posttranslational Modification of Vaccinia Virus Proteins....Pages 185-206
Back Matter....Pages 207-214

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The purpose of this volume is to highlight the current areas of poxvirus research and to project a forward-looking view of the areas which are likely to be the most fruitful and the most innovative in the upcoming few years. The areas covered include poxvirus genetics, DNA replication, transcription, pathogenesis, immunology, and posttranslational modification of proteins. Many of these aspects are reviewed for the first time, the others have not been reviewed for at least five years; it is this view to the future that makes this book unique.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Orthopoxvirus Genetics....Pages 1-39
Regulation of Orthopoxvirus Gene Expression....Pages 41-70
The Role of Telomeres in Poxvirus DNA Replication....Pages 71-92
The Enzymology of Poxvirus DNA Replication....Pages 93-123
The Molecular Pathogenesis of Poxviruses....Pages 125-151
Recombinant Vaccinia Viruses As Vectors for Studying T Lymphocyte Specificity and Function....Pages 153-184
Posttranslational Modification of Vaccinia Virus Proteins....Pages 185-206
Back Matter....Pages 207-214
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