Packaging of viral RNAs in virions of adenoviruses.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human T-cell Leukemia Virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the etiological agent of tropical spastic paraparesis/HTLV-associated myelopathy (HAM/TSP) that can be identified in around 0.25%-3.8% of the infected population. Disease progression can be monitored by the proviral load and may depend on genetic factors, howeve...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Mota-Miranda AC,Barreto FK,Amarante MF,Batista E,Monteiro-Cunha JP,Farre L,Galvão-Castro B,Alcantara LC

更新日期：2013-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Duck hepatitis virus (DHV-1) is a worldwide distributed picornavirus that causes acute and fatal disease in young ducklings. Recently, the complete genome of DHV-1 has been determined and comparative sequence analysis has shown that possesses the typical picornavirus organization but exhibits several unique features. ...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Liu G,Yángüez E,Chen Z,Li C

更新日期：2011-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early in infection, the genome of the influenza A virus, consisting of eight complexes of RNA and proteins (termed viral ribonucleoproteins; vRNPs), enters the nucleus of infected cells for replication. Incoming vRNPs are imported into the nucleus of infected cells using at least two nuclear localization seq...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Wu WW,Panté N

更新日期：2009-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human papillomavirus (HPV) E6 and E7 oncoproteins play a crucial role in HPV-related diseases, such as cervical cancer, and can be used as ideal targets for therapeutic vaccines. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) participates in the immune response to block HPV infection and invasion by its target/recognition fu...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： He J,Yang Y,Chen Z,Liu Y,Bao S,Zhao Y,Ding X

更新日期：2019-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV), family Bunyaviridae, is a mosquito-borne pathogen endemic in the United States and Canada that can cause encephalitis in humans and is considered an emerging threat to public health. The virus is genetically similar to Inkoo virus circulating in Europe, suggesting that much of t...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Bennett RS,Nelson JT,Gresko AK,Murphy BR,Whitehead SS

更新日期：2011-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Members of the genus Cypovirus (family Reoviridae) are common pathogens of insects. These viruses have linear dsRNA genomes divided into 10-11 segments, which have generally been assumed to be monocistronic. Here, bioinformatic evidence is presented for a short overlapping coding sequence (CDS) in the cypovirus genome...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Firth AE,Atkins JF

更新日期：2008-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:RNA viruses are characterized by high rate of mutations mainly due to the lack of proofreading repair activities associated with its RNA-dependent RNA-polymerase (RdRp). In case of arboviruses, this phenomenon has lead to the existence of mixed population of genomic variants within the host called quasi-spec...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Jain J,Mathur K,Shrinet J,Bhatnagar RK,Sunil S

更新日期：2016-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to improve the presentation and immunogenicity of single epitopes, virus-like particles (VLPs) are being used as platforms for the display of foreing epitopes on their surface. The rotavirus major capsid protein VP6 has the ability to self-assemble into empty non-infectious VLPs. In the present study, we anal...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Peralta A,Molinari P,Taboga O

更新日期：2009-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The Filoviridae family comprises of Ebola and Marburg viruses, which are known to cause lethal hemorrhagic fever. However, there is no effective anti-viral therapy or licensed vaccines currently available for these human pathogens. The envelope glycoprotein (GP) of Ebola virus, which mediates entry into target cells, ...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Bhattacharyya S,Hope TJ

更新日期：2011-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Influenza A virus infects not only humans, but also other species including avian and swine. If a novel influenza A subtype acquires the ability to spread between humans efficiently, it could cause the next pandemic. Therefore it is necessary to understand the evolutionary processes of influenza A viruses in...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Furuse Y,Suzuki A,Kamigaki T,Oshitani H

更新日期：2009-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The context and purpose of the study included 1) bacterial expression of viral protein 6 (VP6) of porcine rotavirus (PRV) and generation of rabbit polyclonal antiserum to the VP6 protein; 3) establishment of a discrimination ELISA to distinguish PRV from a panel of other porcine viruses. RESULTS:The VP6 gen...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Zhu J,Yang Q,Cao L,Dou X,Zhao J,Zhu W,Ding F,Bu RE,Suo S,Ren Y,Li G,Ren X

更新日期：2013-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a serious health problem worldwide. Treatment recommendation and response are mainly indicated by viral load, e antigen (HBeAg) seroconversion, and ALT levels. The S antigen (HBsAg) seroconversion is much less frequent. Since HBeAg can be negative in the presence of high ...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Lian M,Zhou X,Wei L,Qiu S,Zhou T,Li L,Gu X,Luo M,Zheng X

更新日期：2007-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Host serine proteases are essential for the influenza virus life cycle because the viral haemagglutinin is synthesized as a precursor which requires proteolytic maturation. Therefore, we studied the activity and expression of serine proteases in lungs from mice infected with influenza and evaluated the effec...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Bahgat MM,Błazejewska P,Schughart K

更新日期：2011-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HCV is prevalent throughout the world. It is a major cause of chronic liver disease. There is no effective vaccine and the most common therapy, based on Peginterferon, has a success rate of ~50%. The mechanisms underlying viral resistance have not been elucidated but it has been suggested that both host and ...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Yamasaki LH,Arcuri HA,Jardim AC,Bittar C,de Carvalho-Mello IM,Rahal P

更新日期：2012-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclooxygenases (COXs) play a significant role in many different viral infections with respect to replication and pathogenesis. Here we investigated the role of COXs in the mouse hepatitis coronavirus (MHV) infection cycle. Blocking COX activity by different inhibitors or by RNA interference affected MHV infection in ...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Raaben M,Einerhand AW,Taminiau LJ,van Houdt M,Bouma J,Raatgeep RH,Büller HA,de Haan CA,Rossen JW

更新日期：2007-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HIV-1 subtype B' isolates have been predominantly circulating in China. Their intra- and inter-subtype neutralization sensitivity to autologous and heterologous plasmas has not been well studied. RESULTS:Twelve HIV-1 B' clinical isolates obtained from patients were tested for their intra- and inter-subtype ...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： OuYang Y,Sun J,Huang Y,Lu L,Xu W,Hu X,Hong K,Jiang S,Shao Y,Ma L

更新日期：2013-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The recent 2009 (H1N1) influenza A pandemic saw a rapid spread of the virus to essentially all parts of the world. In the course of its evolution, the virus acquired many mutations, some of which have been investigated in the context of increased severity due to high occurrences in fatal cases. For example, ...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Lee RT,Santos CL,de Paiva TM,Cui L,Sirota FL,Eisenhaber F,Maurer-Stroh S

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:On 19 February 2013, the first patient infected with a novel influenza A H7N9 virus from an avian source showed symptoms of sickness. More than 349 laboratory-confirmed cases and 109 deaths have been reported in mainland China since then. Laboratory-confirmed, human-to-human H7N9 virus transmission has not b...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Bao L,Xu L,Zhu H,Deng W,Chen T,Lv Q,Li F,Yuan J,Xu Y,Huang L,Li Y,Liu J,Yao Y,Yu P,Chen H,Qin C

更新日期：2014-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cotton blue disease (CBD), an important global cotton crop pathology responsible for major economic losses, is prevalent in the major cotton-producing states of Brazil. Typical CBD symptoms include stunting due to internodal shortening, leaf rolling, intense green foliage, and yellowing veins. Atypical CBD s...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Silva TF,Corrêa RL,Castilho Y,Silvie P,Bélot JL,Vaslin MF

更新日期：2008-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Papillomaviruses (PVs) are associated with the development of neoplasias and have been found in several different species, most of them in humans and other mammals. We identified, cloned and sequenced PV DNA from pigmented papilloma-like lesions of a diamond python (Morelia spilota spilota). This represents the first ...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Lange CE,Favrot C,Ackermann M,Gull J,Vetsch E,Tobler K

更新日期：2011-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) encodes several proteins that interfere with the host cell antiviral response. Previously, the serine protease NS3/4A was shown to inhibit IFN-beta gene expression by blocking dsRNA-activated retinoic acid-inducible gene I (RIG-I) and Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3)-mediated signaling pat...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Kaukinen P,Sillanpää M,Kotenko S,Lin R,Hiscott J,Melén K,Julkunen I

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8) is the etiologic agent associated with development of classical, AIDS-related, iatrogenic, and endemic Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). Several studies provide strong evidence that HHV-8 can be transmitted by blood transfusion. We evaluated the seroprevalence and potential risk factors of ...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Wang X,He B,Zhang Z,Liu T,Wang H,Li X,Zhang Q,Lan K,Lu X,Wen H

更新日期：2010-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human papillomavirus (HPV) has a causal role in cervical cancer with almost half a million new cases occurring each year. Presence of the carcinogenic HPV is necessary for the development of the invasive carcinoma of the genital tract. Therefore, persistent infection with carcinogenic HPV causes virtually al...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Angulo M,Carvajal-Rodríguez A

更新日期：2007-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Subviral particles of hepatitis B virus (HBV) composed of L protein deletion variants with the 48 N-terminal amino acids of preS joined to the N-terminus of S protein (1-48preS/S) induced broadly neutralizing antibodies after immunization of mice with a Semliki Forest virus vector. A practical limitation for...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Niedre-Otomere B,Bogdanova A,Bruvere R,Ose V,Gerlich WH,Pumpens P,Glebe D,Kozlovska T

更新日期：2013-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed at reseaching the immune effect of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) DNA vaccine containing CpG motif on mice. METHODS:A total of 40 6-week-old female BALB/c mice were randomly divided into four groups which were immunized by 18CpG-pVAX1-ORF2, pVAX1-ORF2, pVAX1 and PBS, respectively, and imm...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Li J,Yu J,Xu S,Shi J,Xu S,Wu X,Fu F,Peng Z,Zhang L,Zheng S,Yuan X,Cong X,Sun W,Cheng K,Du Y,Wu J,Wang J

更新日期：2016-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The human immunodeficiency virus type 1(HIV-1) is a complex retrovirus and the causative agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The HIV-1 Vpu protein is an oligomeric integral membrane protein essential for particle release, viral load and CD4 degradation. In silico models show Vpu to form penta...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Hussain A,Das SR,Tanwar C,Jameel S

更新日期：2007-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Viruses that are incorporating host cell proteins might trigger autoimmune diseases. It is therefore of interest to identify possible host proteins associated with viruses, especially for enveloped viruses that have been suggested to play a role in autoimmune diseases, like human herpesvirus 6A (HHV-6A) in m...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Hammarstedt M,Ahlqvist J,Jacobson S,Garoff H,Fogdell-Hahn A

更新日期：2007-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During the last two decades, structural biology analyses have shown that viruses infecting hosts far apart in evolution share similar architectural features, prompting a new virus classification based on structural lineages. Until recently, only a few prokaryotic viruses had been described for one of the lin...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： San Martín C,van Raaij MJ

更新日期：2018-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Andes virus (ANDV), a rodent-borne Hantavirus, is the major etiological agent of Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) in South America, which is mainly characterized by a vascular leakage with high rate of fatal outcomes for infected patients. Currently, neither specific therapy nor vaccines are availa...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Marsac D,García S,Fournet A,Aguirre A,Pino K,Ferres M,Kalergis AM,Lopez-Lastra M,Veas F

更新日期：2011-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previously, we have reported the isolation and molecular characterization of human Hepatitis C virus genotype 1 (HCV-1) from infected patients. We are now reporting an analysis of HCV obtained from patients infected with HCV genotype 3 (HCV-3) as diagnosed by clinical laboratories. RESULTS:HCV was cultured ...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Revie D,Alberti MO,Prichard JG,Kelley AS,Salahuddin SZ

更新日期：2010-07-13 00:00:00