Retroviruses

Retroviruses

Author: John M. Coffin

Publisher: CSHL Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 856

ISBN-13: 9780879695712

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For over 25 years the study of retroviruses has underpinned much of what is known about information transfer in cells and the genetic and biochemical mechanisms that underlie cell growth and cancer induction. Emergent diseases such as AIDS and adult T-cell lymphoma have widened even further the community of investigators directly concerned with retroviruses, a development that has highlighted the need for an integrated understanding of their biology and their unique association with host genomes. This remarkable volume satisfies that need. Written by a group of the field's most distinguished investigators, rigorously edited to provide a seamless narrative, and elegantly designed for clarity and readability, this book is an instant classic that demands attention from scientists and physicians studying retroviruses and the disorders in which they play a role.


Retroviral Proteases

Retroviral Proteases

Author: Lawrence C. Kuo

Publisher: Gulf Professional Publishing

Published: 1994-09-22

Total Pages: 494

ISBN-13: 9780121821425

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Methods included in this volume apply to the expression and characterization of retroviral proteases and their inhibitor/substrate design.


Human Retroviruses

Human Retroviruses

Author: Bryan Cullen

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9780199633821

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The first book to specifically cover the molecular biology of retroviruses - of immense importance since the high profile of HIV. International contributors provide detailed reviews of the latest knowledge. An excellent text for both medical and non-medical researchers, it also serves as an illuminating introduction for scientists active in other areas.


Retrovirus-Cell Interactions

Retrovirus-Cell Interactions

Author: Leslie Parent

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2018-08-09

Total Pages: 622

ISBN-13: 0128111933

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Retrovirus-Cell Interactions provides an up-to-date review of the interactions between retroviruses and the cells they infect, offering a comprehensive understanding of how retroviruses hijack cellular factors to facilitate virus replication. Drugs targeting viral enzymes have been developed to treat HIV; the next challenge is to inhibit virus-cell interactions as next generation treatment strategies. Organized according to the retrovirus' replication cycle, this book does not focus exclusively on HIV, but rather includes important findings in other retroviral systems, including animal retroviruses, retrotransposons, and endogenous retroelements to allow broad comparisons on important commonalities and differences. - Provides a valuable starting point for people who want to develop a detailed understanding of retroviral replication - Includes future-thinking strategies, such as next-generation treatment and anti-retroviral therapeutics - Features important commonalities and differences among retroviral systems


Retrovirus Genes in Lymphocyte Function and Growth

Retrovirus Genes in Lymphocyte Function and Growth

Author: E. Wecker

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 151

ISBN-13: 364268369X

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All but one* of the following articles represent comprehensive reports on a workshop held between 7 and 9 May 1981 at the Institute of Virology and Immunobiology, University of Wfuzburg, Federal Republic of Germany. The title of the workshop was "The Involvement of Endogenous Retroviruses inN ormalFunction and Pathological Growth of Lymphocytes." Rather than collecting and printing manuscripts of the individual communications, the organizers asked selected parti cipants to write, after the workshop, concise articles each compris ing several contributions and discussions on major topics. In so doing, we hope to present to a larger audience a synopsis of the various information and views exchanged at the meeting. Such a procedure seemed the more appropriate as the workshop was intended to bring together specialists from two rather diverse fields: RNA-tumor virology and immunobiology. While this created some initial problems of terminology, it was quite effective in making representatives of one field more aware of the significance and the contributions ofthe other. It also great ly contributed to realization of the complexity of the problems involved in virus-induced leukemogenesis.


Immunopharmacology

Immunopharmacology

Author: Manzoor M. Khan

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2008-12-19

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 0387779760

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During the past decades, with the introduction of the recombinant DNA, hybridoma and transgenic technologies there has been an exponential evolution in understanding the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of a large number of human diseases. The technologies are evident with the development of cytokines and monoclonal antibodies as therapeutic agents and the techniques used in gene therapy. Immunopharmacology is that area of biomedical sciences where immunology, pharmacology and pathology overlap. It concerns the pharmacological approach to the immune response in physiological as well as pathological events. This goals and objectives of this textbook are to emphasize the developments in immunology and pharmacology as they relate to the modulation of immune response. The information includes the pharmacology of cytokines, monoclonal antibodies, mechanism of action of immune-suppressive agents and their relevance in tissue transplantation, therapeutic strategies for the treatment of AIDS and the techniques employed in gene therapy. The book is intended for health care professional students and graduate students in pharmacology and immunology.


HIV-1 Integrase

HIV-1 Integrase

Author: Nouri Neamati

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-08-10

Total Pages: 710

ISBN-13: 1118015363

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This book comprehensively covers the mechanisms of action and inhibitor design for HIV-1 integrase. It serves as a resource for scientists facing challenging drug design issues and researchers in antiviral drug discovery. Despite numerous review articles and isolated book chapters dealing with HIV-1 integrase, there has not been a single source for those working to devise anti-AIDS drugs against this promising target. But this book fills that gap and offers a valuable introduction to the field for the interdisciplinary scientists who will need to work together to design drugs that target HIV-1 integrase.


Scanning Electron Microscopy for the Life Sciences

Scanning Electron Microscopy for the Life Sciences

Author: Heide Schatten

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 0521195993

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A guide to modern scanning electron microscopy instrumentation, methodology and techniques, highlighting novel applications to cell and molecular biology.