Human Herpesviruses

Human Herpesviruses edited by Yasushi Kawaguchi, Yasuko Mori, Hiroshi Kimura.

This book introduces and reviews several topics for each human herpesvirus. One of the most important features of the book is that it covers aspects of both basic research and clinical medicine. Herpesviridae, a family of double-strand DNA viruses, has unique biological features by which these virus...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Kawaguchi, Yasushi (Editor), Mori, Yasuko (Editor), Kimura, Hiroshi (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1045
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Virology.
Infectious diseases.
Immunology.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Part I Alphaherpesviruses
  • Chapter1The Role of Herpes Simplex Virus Glycoproteins in Mediating Cell Entry
  • Chapter2 Virus assembly and egress of HSV
  • Chapter3 Us3 protein kinase encoded by HSV: the precise function and mechanism on viral life cycle
  • Chapter4 Oncolytic virotherapy by HSV
  • Chapter5 Neurological disorders by human alphaherpesviruses
  • Chapter6 Antiviral drugs against alphaherpesvirus
  • Chapter7 Vaccine development for VZV
  • Part II  Betaherpesviruses
  • Chapter8 Glycoproteins of HHV-6A and HHV-6B
  • Chapter9 Betaherpesvirus virion assembly and egress
  • Chapter10 Chromosomal Integration by Human Herpesviruses 6A and 6B
  • Chapter11 Structural aspects of betaherpesvirus-encoded proteins
  • Chapter12 Betaherpesvirus complications and management during stem cell transplantation
  • Chapter13 Vaccine development for Cytomegalovirus
  • Part III  Gammaherpesviruses
  • Chapter14 KSHV genome replication and maintenance in latency
  • Chapter15 Signal transduction pathways associated with Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus-related tumors
  • Chapter16 Pathological features of Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus infection
  • Chapter17 EBV-encoded latent genes
  • Chapter18 Encyclopedia of EBV-encoded lytic genes: an update
  • Chapter19 Animal models of human gammaherpesvirus infections
  • Chapter20 Gastritis-infection-cancer sequence of Epstein Barr virus-associated gastric cancer
  • Chapter21 EBV in T/NK-cell tumorigenesis
  • Chapter22 Vaccine development for Epstein-Barr Virus.

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