Fraenkel-Conrat Comprehensive Virology: Reproduction of Small and Intermediate RNA Viruses

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4684-2700-4
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 2, 340 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Comprehensive Virology

The time seems ripe for a critical compendium of that segment of the biological universe we call viruses. Virology, as a science, having only recently passed through its descriptive phase of naming and num bering, has probably reached that stage at which relatively few new truly new-viruses will be discovered. Triggered by the intellectual probes and techniques of molecular biology, genetics, biochemical cytology, and high-resolution microscopy and spectroscopy, the field has experienced a genuine information explosion. Few serious attempts have so far been made to chronicle these events. This comprehensive series, which will comprise some 6000 pages in a total of about 22 volumes, represents a commitment by a large group of active investigators to analyze, digest, and expostulate on the great mass of data relating to viruses, much of which is now amorphous and disjointed and scattered throughout a wide literature. In this way, we hope to place the entire field in perspective as well as to develop an invaluable reference and sourcebook for researchers and students at all levels. This series is designed as a continuum that can be entered anywhere but which also provides a logical progression of developing facts and integrated concepts.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fraenkel-Conrat, H.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Comprehensive Virology:Reproduction of Small and Intermediate RNA Viruses of RNA Bacteriophages.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Properties of the RNA Phage.- 3. Translation.- 4. Replication.- 5. Adsorption and Penetration.- 6. Assembly.- 7. The Relation of Phage Infection and Host Metabolism.- 8. Conclusion.- 9. References.- 2 Comprehensive Virology:Reproduction of Small and Intermediate RNA Viruses of Small Plant RNA Viruses.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Nature of the Host-Virus System.- 3. Replication of Viral Nucleic Acid.- 4. Translation of Viral Nucleic Acid.- 5. Assembly of Virions.- 6. Concluding Remarks.- 7. References.- 3 Comprehensive Virology:Reproduction of Small and Intermediate RNA Viruses of Picornaviruses.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Some Aspects of the Structure and Chemistry of Picornaviruses.- 3. Features of the Interaction between Picornaviruses and Cells.- 4. Infectivity of Picornavirus RNA.- 5. The Role of Membranes in Picornavirus Replication.- 6. Early Events in the Infectious Cycle.- 7. Inhibition of the Biosynthetic Processes of the Host Cell.- 8. Synthesis of Viral Protein.- 9. Synthesis of Viral RNA.- 10. Regulation of the Viral Growth Cycle.- 11. Aspects of the Morphogenesis of Picornaviruses.- 12. Inhibition of Multiplication of Picornaviruses.- 13. Genetics of Picornaviruses.- 14. Other Topics.- 15. Concluding Comments.- 16. References.- 4 Comprehensive Virology:Reproduction of Small and Intermediate RNA Viruses of Togaviruses.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Structure and Composition.- 3. Replication.- 4. References.- 5 Comprehensive Virology:Reproduction of Small and Intermediate RNA Viruses of Reoviridae.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The Nature of the Virion.- 3. The Nature of the RNA.- 4. The Nature of the Capsid Polypeptides.- 5. The Transcriptase.- 6. The Replication ofReoviruses.- 7. The Replication of Orbiviruses.- 8. The Replication of the Cytoplasmic Polyhedrosis Viruses.- 9. The Replication of Members of the Plant Virus Genus.- 10. References.