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Published since 1953, "Advances in Virus Research" covers a
diverse range of in-depth reviews providing a valuable overview of
the current field of virology. The impact factor for 2009 is 5.522,
placing it 2nd in the highly competitive category of
virology. * Contributions from leading authorities * Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field
Parasitoids are parasitic insects that kill their insect hosts in immature pre-reproductive stages. Parasitoids are employed in biological control programs worldwide to kill insect pests and are environmentally safe and benign alternatives to chemical pesticides. As resistance to chemical pesticides continues to escalate in many pest populations, attention is now refocusing on biologically-based strategies to control pest species in agriculture and forestry as well as insect vector populations that transmit human and animal diseases. Parasitoids are an economically critical element in this equation and integrated pest management. Viruses have evolved intimate associations with parasitoids, and
this book features sections on both symbiotic viruses that are
integrated into the wasp s chromosomal DNA (polydnaviruses) that
play critical roles in suppressing host immunity during parasitism.
A separate section with additional chapters on viral pathogens that
infect parasitoids to cause disease and act as detrimental agents
that limit effectiveness of wasp species employed in biological
control of pests is also featured. A third component is a section
on parasitoid venoms, which are of interest to the pharmaceutical
and medical communities as well as insect-oriented
biologists.
Published since 1953, "Advances in Virus Research" covers a
diverse range of in-depth reviews providing a valuable overview of
the current field of virology. The impact factor for 2009 is
5.522placing it2nd in the highly competitive category of
virology. * Contributions from leading authorities * Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field "
Published since 1953, "Advances in Virus Research" covers a
diverse range of in-depth reviews providing a valuable overview of
the current field of virology. The impact factor for 2008 is 4.886,
placing it 4th in the highly competitive category of
virology. * Contributions from leading authorities * Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field
RNA viruses provide unique insights into the patterns and processes of evolutionary change in real time. The study of viral evolution is especially topical given the growing awareness that emerging and re-emerging diseases (most of which are caused by RNA viruses) represent a major threat to public health. However, while the study of viral evolution has developed rapidly in the last 30 years, relatively little attention has been directed toward linking work on the mechanisms of viral evolution within cells or individual hosts, to the epidemiological outcomes of these processes. This novel book fills this gap by considering the patterns and processes of viral evolution across their entire range of spatial and temporal scales. The Evolution and Emergence of RNA Viruses provides a comprehensive overview of RNA virus evolution, with a particular focus on genomic and phylogenetic approaches. This is the first book to link mechanisms of viral evolution with disease dynamics, using high-profile examples in emergence and evolution such as influenza, HIV, dengue fever, and rabies. It also reveals the underlying evolutionary processes by which emerging viruses cross species boundaries and spread in new hosts.
Strategies to Mitigate the Toxicity of Cancer Therapeutics, Volume 155 in the Advances in Cancer Research series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters, each of which is written by an international board of authors.
Published since 1953, "Advances in Virus Research" covers a diverse
range of in-depth reviews providing a valuable overview of the
current field of virology.
Stromal Signaling in Cancer, Volume 154 in the Advances in Cancer Research series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of timely topics surrounding cancer research. Each chapter is written by an international board of authors.
Published since 1953, Advances in Virus Research covers a diverse
range of in-depth reviews providing a valuable overview of the
current field of virology.
Advances in Cancer Research, volume 153 provides a timely review of the biology, biochemistry, and current approaches to therapeutically target the RAS oncoprotein, the most frequently mutated oncogene family in human cancers. 2021 saw the approval of the first direct RAS inhibitor (sotorasib) for use in treating non-small cell lung cancers harboring KRAS(G12C) mutations. The successful approval and use of this drug highlights that the once "undruggable" RAS is indeed pharmacologically tractable. This volume provides an overview of efforts to develop additional approaches to therapeutically target oncogenic RAS. In addition, the reader will find excellent reviews on the history and research efforts to understand the biochemistry and oncogenic activity of RAS in human cancers.
This authoritative, timely, and comprehensively referenced
compendium on the bacteriophages explores current views of how
viruses infect bacteria. In combination with classical phage
molecular genetics, new structural, genomic, and single-molecule
technologies have rendered an explosion in our knowledge of phages.
Bacteriophages, the most abundant and genetically diverse type of
organism in the biosphere, were discovered at the beginning of the
20th century and enjoyed decades of used as anti-bacterial agents
before being eclipsed by the antibiotic era. Since 1988, phages
have come back into the spotlight as major factors in pathogenesis,
bacterial evolution, and ecology. This book reveals their
compelling elegence of function and their almost inconceivable
diversity.
Advances in Applied Microbiology, Volume 118 continues the comprehensive reach of this widely read and authoritative review source in microbiology. Users will find invaluable references and information on a variety of areas relating to the topics of microbiology.
Over 50% of known flaviviruses have been associated with human
disease. The "Flavivirus" genus constitutes some of the most
serious human pathogens including Japanese encephalitis, dengue and
yellow fever. Flaviviruses are known for their complex life cycles
and epidemic spread, and are considered a globally-emergent viral
threat.
This volume covers the full spectrum of modern structural virology.
Its goal is to describe the means for defining moderate to high
resolution structures and the basic principles that have emerged
from these studies. Among the topics covered are Hybrid Vigor,
Structural Folds of Viral Proteins, Virus Particle Dynamics, Viral
Gemone Organization, Enveloped Viruses and Large Viruses.
Advances in Applied Microbiology, Volume 117 continues the comprehensive reach of this widely read and authoritative review source in microbiology. Users will find invaluable references and information on a variety of areas relating to the topic of microbiology.
Advances in Virus Research, Volume 111, the latest release in a serial that highlights new advances in the field, presents interesting and timely chapters authored by an international board of subject matter experts.
Advances in Cancer Research, Volume 152, the latest release in this ongoing, well-regarded serial, provides invaluable information on the exciting and fast-moving field of cancer research.
Novel Approaches to Colorectal Cancer, Volume 151 in the Advances in Cancer Research series, is composed of 11 reviews covering state-of-the-art research relating to the etiology, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of colorectal cancer. The book's chapters were written by recognized experts in the field, and include sections on molecular biomarkers in diagnosis and therapy, the interplay of diet, lifestyle, and the microbiome, early-age onset disease, mutational signature analysis, challenges in early detection, immunotherapy, organoid technology, the role of epigenetic alterations, disparities in minority populations, field carcinogenesis, and cancer as an evolutionary process. Each of these topics provides novel insights and concepts on various aspects of the nature of colorectal cancer, offering new opportunities for the management of a major source of cancer incidence and mortality.
Advances in Applied Microbiology, Volume 115 continues the comprehensive reach of this widely read and authoritative review source in microbiology. Users will find invaluable references and information on a variety of areas relating to the topic of microbiology, with this release focusing on the preparation of functional oligosaccharides using microbial coupling fermentation.
Proteomics Approaches to Unravel Virus - Vertebrate Host Interactions, Volume 109 in the Advances in Virus Research series, highlights state-of-the art mass spectrometry techniques to elucidate the tight interplay of vertebrate viruses and their host cells. The volume includes chapters on Spatio-temporal resolution of host protein complexes during virus entry, Proteomic approaches to investigate gammaherpesvirus biology and associated tumorigenesis, Applications of Mass Spectrometry Imaging in Virus Research, Mapping surfaceome dynamics during viral infection, Characterization of proteolytic events in virus-host interactions, Dynamic protein network modulation upon viral infection, and much more.
Advances in Cancer Research, Volume 150, the latest release in this ongoing series, covers the relationship(s) between autophagy and senescence, how they are defined, and the influence of these cellular responses on tumor dormancy and disease recurrence. Specific sections in this new release include Autophagy and senescence, converging roles in pathophysiology, Cellular senescence and tumor promotion: role of the unfolded protein response, autophagy and senescence in cancer stem cells, Targeting the stress support network regulated by autophagy and senescence for cancer treatment, Autophagy and PTEN in DNA damage-induced senescence, mTOR as a senescence manipulation target: A forked road, and more.
Advances in molecular biology have enabled leaps forward in the determination of virus phylogenetic history. This detailed 1995 book results from the invitation to foremost experts to give essays on aspects of virus biology. Initial chapters cover impacts of viruses and their control. Further chapters detail genetic variation of viruses and the molecular basis of interrelations with hosts. This leads to discussions of interactions with the host at the population level, and their molecular basis and evolution. Seventeen chapters follow, by specialists on particular groups of viruses describing their impact, genetic origins, sources of variation, population genetics and interactions with hosts. Practical virologists will find the chapters on phylogenetic analysis techniques very useful. The adaptive nature of viruses makes this work highly relevant to evolutionists.
Mechanisms and Therapy of Liver Cancer, Volume 149, presents the latest information on the incidence and mortality of liver cancer research and how it has gained significant momentum because of its direct causative association with obesity-induced fatty liver disease. The literature on liver cancer is moving fast with exciting, novel findings, providing new insights reflected in the following updated chapters: Introduction and molecular classification of HCC, Signaling Pathways in Liver Cancer, HCV and HCC, NASH and HCC, Microbiome and Metabolic Abnormalities in HCC, Systemic Therapy of Liver Cancer, Immunotherapy of Liver Cancer, and Desmoplastic Tumor Microenvironment and Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Progression: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications.
We normally think of viruses in terms of the devastating diseases
they cause, from smallpox to AIDS. But in "The Life of a Virus, "
Angela N. H. Creager introduces us to a plant virus that has taught
us much of what we know about all viruses, including the lethal
ones, and that also played a crucial role in the development of
molecular biology.
Advances in Virus Research, Volume 108, in this ongoing series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on topics including Virus infections of the developing brain, Geminivirus assembly, Flavivirus assembly, Cell-cell transmission, Archael virus assembly, Potyvirus assembly, Poxvirus assembly and exit, Mycovirus assembly, Reo/orbivirus assembly and exit, Giant virus assembly, Quasi-enveloped virus assembly/exit, and Betaherpesvirus assembly and exit. |
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