Human Retroviruses
Published on 1. March 1990
Book
Hardback
434 pages
978-0-471-56730-1 (ISBN)
Description
Human retrovirology is a rapidly advancing area of inquiry in medical microbiology and the study of infectious disease. This volume features recent information on human T cell leukemia viruses type 1 and 2 and on the two immunodeficiency-causing retroviruses, HIV-1 and HIV-2. In addition, it presents exploratory data on animal models of human retroviruses and the search for human retroviruses associated with multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus erythrematosis. The molecular biology of HTLV-1 is detailed, particularly the functions of the tax and rex proteins which have become a major focus, not only for the understanding of the function of this virus but also as models of gene regulation in eukaryotic cells. Similiarly, the molecular genetics and functional role products of HIV-1 and 2 are discussed at length.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Ill.
Dimensions
Height: 55 mm
Width: 36 mm
Weight
850 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-56730-1 (9780471567301)
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Content
Partial table of contents:; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF HTLV; Control of Cellular and HTLV-I Gene Expression by Regulatory Genes (Tax and Rex) (M. Yoshida, et al.); Molecular Analysis of Trans-Activation in the HTLV-I LTR (S. Marriott, et al.); MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF HIV; Functional and Structural Domains of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transacting Regulatory Proteins Tat and Rev (A. Cochrane, et al.); Transcriptional Regulation of HIV (B. Peterlin); VIRUS-CELL INTERACTIONS; Analysis of the HIV Envelope Binding Domain on CD4 Through Site-Directed Mutagenesis (J. Arthros, et al.); The Biologic Heterogeneity of HIV and the Pathogenesis of AIDS (J. Levy, et al.); STRATEGIES FOR VACCINE AND TREATMENT; Strategy of Targeted Antiretroviral Therapy Against Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (H. Mitsuya, et al.); Protection of Rabbits against HTLV-I Infection by Passive Immunization (N. Takehara, et al.); THE SEARCH FOR NEW HUMAN RETROVIRUSES; Evidence for the Involvement of Retroviruses in the Pathogenesis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (W. Leitmann, et al.); Evidence for Homologous Retroviral Sequences in Multiple Sclerosis by Enzymatic Gene Amplification (G. Ehrlich, et al.); Index.