Download or read book Analysis of Transcription of Herpes Simplex Virus Type One Genes in Productive and Latent Infections written by Yifan Zhang and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Human Herpesviruses written by Ann Arvin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-08-16 with total page 1325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive account of the human herpesviruses provides an encyclopedic overview of their basic virology and clinical manifestations. This group of viruses includes human simplex type 1 and 2, Epstein–Barr virus, Kaposi's Sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, cytomegalovirus, HHV6A, 6B and 7, and varicella-zoster virus. The viral diseases and cancers they cause are significant and often recurrent. Their prevalence in the developed world accounts for a major burden of disease, and as a result there is a great deal of research into the pathophysiology of infection and immunobiology. Another important area covered within this volume concerns antiviral therapy and the development of vaccines. All these aspects are covered in depth, both scientifically and in terms of clinical guidelines for patient care. The text is illustrated generously throughout and is fully referenced to the latest research and developments.

Download or read book In Search of Gene Targets for Productive and Latent HSV 2 Infection of Cells of Neural Origin written by Irene Chan and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Characterization and Regulation of Herpes Simplex Type One Gene Expression in Productive and Latent Infections written by William Michael Flanagan and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Neural Crest Stem Cells written by Maya Sieber-Blum and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2012 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers readers an understanding of the development of neural crest cells, which is crucial as many birth defects and tumours are of neural crest origin. Delving into stem cells from different locations of the body, this book explores the best possible source of such cells for the use in medical applications.

Download or read book Chromatin and Coactivators in Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Gene Regulation written by Sebla Bulent Kutluay and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Regulation of Latent Transcription in Wild type and Recombinant Herpes Simplex Viruses written by Anthony Thomas Dobson and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Studies on the Structure Function and Regulation of Expression of the Latency associated Transcript of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 written by Michael James Farrell and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Herpesvirus Transcription and Its Regulation written by Edward K. Wagner and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1991-01-03 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The herpesviruses are arguably the most successful animal viruses, and nearly 100 distinct examples have been described. Currently, a number of active research groups throughout the world are making important contributions concerning the precise molecular nature of herpesvirus transcripts, the proteins they encode, and the viral and host factors responsible for the control of their expression. Herpesvirus Transcription and Its Regulation describes current programs in a number of leading laboratories and emphasizes the research regarding herpes simplex virus type 1, due primarily to its importance in herpesvirus research. However, several other well-characterized herpesviruses are also described. New research areas covered include molecular analyses of herpesvirus regulatory functions and herpes simplex virus latent phase gene expression. This volume is a timely guide for established research workers and advanced students currently engaged in research on animal virology, viral pathogenesis, and virus-host interactions.

Download or read book Chromatin and Epigenetic Regulation of Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Lytic Genomes written by MiYao Hu and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Primary herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) infections are common in childhood, affecting mainly the oropharyngeal mucosa. The virus is then transported to the neuronal bodies in the trigeminal ganglia, where it establishes lifelong latency. Although latent infections are asymptomatic, HSV-1 reactivates upon a variety of stresses, producing recrudescence of disease and spreading infection. Lytic infections are treated with several drugs, but latency and reactivation cannot be cured or prevented. HSV-1 chromatin and epigenetic regulation during lytic and latent infections have been studied for decades. HSV-1 genomes are regularly chromatinized into inaccessible chromatin during latency but become more accessible during reactivation. Epigenetics thus likely play a major role in the regulation of HSV-1 transcription, replication, and reactivation from latency. Although HSV-1 DNA is non-regularly chromatinized in lytic infections, most current models assume a similar epigenetic regulation for HSV-1 as for cells. To evaluate the chromatinization of HSV-1 genomes during lytic infections, I performed nuclease protection assay coupled with bio-physical fractionation, to separate viral DNA-nucleoprotein complexes by hydrodynamic ratios, followed by deep sequencing (in collaboration with Dr. Depledge) of each fraction. Gene sampling and cluster analyses indicated that chromatin dynamics relate to the transcriptional competency of HSV-1 genomes, not the transcriptional levels of any individual genes or groups of genes. The transcriptionally competent genomes are in highly dynamic, and accessible, chromatin and the incompetent ones in far less dynamic, or accessible, chromatin. Moreover, chromatin insulator elements such as the CCCTC binding factor (CTCF) flank highly transcribed genome regions from mostly non-transcribed ones. My findings indicate that chromatin is a key regulator of HSV-1 transcription during lytic infections in that chromatin provide a first level of regulation, dictating transcriptional competency. I thus uncovered a new level of viral transcription regulation. During reactivation, the HSV-1 chromatin also changes from regular, mostly inaccessible, chromatin to a far more dynamic, and accessible, state. My findings during the lytic infections thus also provide a framework to better understand HSV-1 latency and reactivation.

Download or read book Heparanase written by Israel Vlodavsky and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-04-09 with total page 871 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by internationally recognized leaders in Heparanase biology, the book’s eight chapters offer an opportunity for scientists, clinicians and advanced students in cell biology, tumor biology and oncology to obtain a comprehensive understanding of Heparanase’s multifaceted activities in cancer, inflammation, diabetes and other diseases, as well as its related clinical applications. Proteases and their involvement in cancer progression have been well addressed and documented; however, the emerging premise presented within this book is that Heparanase is a master regulator of aggressive cancer phenotypes and crosstalk with the tumor microenvironment. This endoglycosidase contributes to tumor-mediated remodeling of the extracellular matrix and cell surfaces, augmenting the bioavailability of pro-tumorigenic and pro-inflammatory growth factors and cytokines that are bound to Heparan sulfate. Compelling evidence ties Heparanase with all steps of tumor progression including tumor initiation, growth, angiogenesis, metastasis, and chemoresistance, supporting the notion that Heparanase is an important contributor to the poor outcome of cancer patients and a validated target for therapy. Unlike Heparanase, heparanase-2, a close homolog of Heparanase, lacks enzymatic activity, inhibits Heparanase, and regulates selected genes that promote normal differentiation and tumor suppression. Written by internationally recognized leaders in Heparanase biology, this volume presents a comprehensive understanding of Heparanase’s multifaceted activities in cancer, inflammation, diabetes and other diseases, as well as its related clinical applications to scientists, clinicians and advanced students in cell biology, tumor biology and oncology.

Download or read book The Epstein Barr Virus written by M. A. Epstein and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Epstein-Barr virus was discovered 15 years ago. Since that time an immense body of information has been accumu lated on this agent which has come to assume great signifi cance in many different fields of biological science. Thus, the virus has very special relevance in human medicine and oncology, in tumor virology, in immunology, and in mole cular virology, since it is the cause of infectious mononu cleosis and also the first human cancer virus, etiologically related to endemic Burkitt's lymphoma and probably to nasopharyngeal carcinoma. In addition, continuous human lymphoid cell lines initiated and maintained by the transform ing function of the virus genome provide a laboratory tool with wide and ever-growing applications. Innumerable papers on the Epstein-Barr virus have ap peared over recent years and reports of work with this agent now constitute a veritable flood. The present book provides the first and only comprehensive, authoritative over-view of all aspects of the virus by authors who have been the original and major contributors in their particular disciplines. A complete and up-to-date survey of this unique and important agent is thus provided which should be of great interest to experts, teachers, and students engaged in cancer research, virology, immunology, molecular biology, epide miology, and cell culture. Where topics have been dealt with from more than one of these viewpoints, some inevitable overlap and duplication has resulted; although this has been kept to a minimum, it has been retained in some places because of positive usefulness.

Download or read book Persistent Viral Infections written by R. Ahmed and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1999 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Persistent Viral Infections Edited by Rafi Ahmed Emory Vaccine Center, Atlanta, USA and Irvin S. Y. Chen UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA During the past decade much of our attention has focused on diseases associated with viral persistence. Major breakthroughs in immunology, and the advent of molecular approaches to study pathogenesis have increased our understanding of the complex virus-host interactions that occur during viral persistence. Persistent Viral Infections focuses on: * The pathogenesis and immunology of chronic infections * Animal models that provide, or have the potential to provide, major insights This volume will be essential reading for virologists, immunologists, oncologists and neurologists.

Download or read book Cell Stress Proteins written by Stuart K. Calderwood and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-02-13 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book surveys the current knowledge concerning the expression and function of stress proteins in different organisms, ranging from prokaryotes to humans. It provides an overview of the diversity and complex evolutionary history of cell stress proteins and describes their function and expression in different eukaryote models. The book will appeal to researchers and scientists in biochemistry, cell biology, microbiology, immunology, and genetics.

Download or read book DNA Methylation and Complex Human Disease written by Michel Neidhart and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2015-08-11 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DNA Methylation and Complex Human Disease reviews the possibilities of methyl-group-based epigenetic biomarkers of major diseases, tailored epigenetic therapies, and the future uses of high-throughput methylome technologies. This volume includes many pertinent advances in disease-bearing research, including obesity, type II diabetes, schizophrenia, and autoimmunity. DNA methylation is also discussed as a plasma and serum test for non-invasive screening, diagnostic and prognostic tests, as compared to biopsy-driven gene expression analysis, factors which have led to the use of DNA methylation as a potential tool for determining cancer risk, and diagnosis between benign and malignant disease. Therapies are at the heart of this volume and the possibilities of DNA demethylation. In cancer, unlike genetic mutations, DNA methylation and histone modifications are reversible and thus have shown great potential in the race for effective treatments. In addition, the authors present the importance of high-throughput methylome analysis, not only in cancer, but also in non-neoplastic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. - Discusses breaking biomarker research in major disease families of current health concern and research interest, including obesity, type II diabetes, schizophrenia, and autoimmunity - Summarizes advances not only relevant to cancer, but also in non-neoplastic disease, currently an emerging field - Describes wholly new concepts, including the linking of metabolic pathways with epigenetics - Provides translational researchers with the knowledge of both basic research and clinic applications of DNA methylation in human diseases

Download or read book Infections in Pregnancy written by Adel Elkady and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-24 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides effective diagnosis and management of infectious diseases in pregnant women in a single comprehensive available resource for busy clinicians.

Download or read book Analysis of the Domain of the Herpes Simplex Virus One Genome Transcribed During Latent Infection written by Michael Lagunoff and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: