Principles of molecular virology /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cann, Alan
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Diego : Academic Press, [2001]
Edition:Third edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Viruses are distinct from living organisms
  • The history of virology
  • Living host systems
  • Cell culture methods
  • Serological/immunological methods
  • Ultrastructural studies
  • 'Molecular biology'
  • Particles
  • The function and formation of virus particles
  • Capsid symmetry and virus architecture
  • Enveloped viruses
  • Complex virus structures
  • Protein-nucleic acid interactions and genome packaging
  • Virus receptors - recognition and binding
  • Other interactions of the virus capsid with the host cell
  • Genomes
  • The structure and complexity of virus genomes
  • Molecular genetics
  • Virus genetics
  • Virus mutants
  • Genetic interactions between viruses
  • Non-genetic interactions between viruses
  • 'Large' DNA genomes
  • 'Small' DNA genomes
  • Positive-strand RNA viruses
  • Negative-strand RNA viruses
  • Segmented and multipartite virus genomes
  • Reverse transcription and transposition
  • Evolution and epidemiology
  • Replication
  • Overview of virus replication
  • Investigation of virus replication
  • The replication cycle
  • Expression
  • Expression of genetic information
  • Control of prokaryote gene expression
  • Control of expression in bacteriophage
  • Control of eukaryote gene expression
  • Genome coding strategies
  • Transcriptional control of expression
  • Post-transcriptional control of expression
  • Infection
  • Virus infections of plants
  • Immune responses to virus infections in animals
  • Viruses and apoptosis
  • Interferons
  • Evasion of immune responses by viruses
  • Virus-host interactions
  • The course of virus infections
  • Prevention and therapy of virus infection
  • Virus vectors and gene therapy
  • Chemotherapy of virus infections
  • Pathogenesis
  • Mechanisms of cellular injury
  • Viruses and immunodeficiency
  • Virus-related diseases
  • Bacteriophages and human disease
  • Cell transformation by viruses
  • Viruses and cancer
  • New and emergent viruses
  • Subviral agents: genomes without viruses, viruses without genomes
  • Satellites and viroids
  • Prions
  • Appendix 1: Glossary and abbreviations
  • Appendix 2: Classification of subcellular infectious agents
  • Appendix 3: The history of virology
  • Appendix 4: Answers to self-assessment questions.