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Coronaviruses
1st Edition - September 30, 2016
Editor: John Ziebuhr
Hardback ISBN:9780128047361
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eBook ISBN:9780128051153
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Coronaviruses, the latest volume in the Advances in Virus Research series first published in 1953, covers a diverse range of in-depth reviews, providing a valuable overview of the… Read more
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Coronaviruses, the latest volume in the Advances in Virus Research series first published in 1953, covers a diverse range of in-depth reviews, providing a valuable overview of the field. This series is a valuable resource for virologists, microbiologists, immunologists, molecular biologists, pathologists, and plant researchers.
Contains contributions from leading authorities in virus research
Provides comprehensive reviews for general and specialist use
Presents the first and longest-running review series in virology
Professional virologists, from professors to graduate students, microbiologists and infectious diseases specialists
Chapter One: Supramolecular Architecture of the Coronavirus Particle
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Virion Structure and Durability
3 Viral Proteins in Assembly and Fusion
4 Evolution of the Structural Proteins
Chapter Two: Coronavirus Spike Protein and Tropism Changes
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Structure of the Coronavirus S Protein
3 Spike–Receptor Interactions
4 S Protein Proteolytic Cleavage and Conformational Changes
5 Tropism Changes Associated with S Protein Mutations
6 Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgments
Chapter Three: The Nonstructural Proteins Directing Coronavirus RNA Synthesis and Processing
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Coronavirus nsp7–10: Small but Critical Regulatory Subunits?
3 Coronavirus nsp12: A Multidomain RNA Polymerase
4 Coronavirus nsp13: A Multifunctional and Highly Conserved Helicase Subunit
5 The Coronavirus Capping Machinery: nsp10–13–14–16
6 Coronavirus nsp14 ExoN: Key to a Unique Mismatch Repair Mechanism That Promotes Fidelity
7 Coronavirus nsp15: A Remarkable Endoribonuclease with Elusive Functions
8 Summary and Future Perspectives
Acknowledgments
Chapter Four: Coronavirus cis-Acting RNA Elements
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Coronavirus Genome Replication and Transcription
3 Coronavirus cis-Acting RNA Elements
4 RNA Elements Involved in Coronavirus Genome Packaging
5 Possible Roles of Cellular Proteins in Coronavirus Replication
6 Conclusions and Outlook
Acknowledgments
Chapter Five: Viral and Cellular mRNA Translation in Coronavirus-Infected Cells
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Mechanisms and Control of Translation of Coronavirus mRNAs
3 Host and Viral Factors That Regulate Coronavirus mRNA Translation
4 Coronavirus-Mediated Control of Host Translation
5 Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgments
Chapter Six: Feline Coronaviruses: Pathogenesis of Feline Infectious Peritonitis
Abstract
1 Feline Coronaviruses
2 Infection with Feline Coronaviruses
3 Molecular Pathogenesis of FIP
4 Reverse Genetics of Feline Coronaviruses
5 Perspectives
Chapter Seven: Interaction of SARS and MERS Coronaviruses with the Antiviral Interferon Response
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 The Coronavirus Genome
3 The Type I IFN System
4 Antiviral Action of IFNs Against Human Coronaviruses
5 Evasion Strategies of Coronaviruses
6 Conclusions and Outlook
Acknowledgments
Chapter Eight: Molecular Basis of Coronavirus Virulence and Vaccine Development
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Subunit, Inactivated, and Vectored Vaccines
3 Live-Attenuated Vaccines
4 Vaccine Biosafety
5 Coronavirus Antiviral Selection
6 Conclusions
Acknowledgments
No. of pages: 310
Language: English
Published: September 30, 2016
Imprint: Academic Press
Hardback ISBN: 9780128047361
eBook ISBN: 9780128051153
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John Ziebuhr
Professor John Ziebuhr works at the Institute of Medical Virology at Justus Liebig University Giessen.
Affiliations and expertise
Institute of Medical Virology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany