Interactions between the viral envelope glycoprotein gp120 and the cell surface receptor
CD4 are responsible for the entry of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) into host …

BK virus (BKV), a human polyomavirus closely related to JC virus and Simian Virus 40, is
ubiquitous in human populations worldwide. After primary infection, BKV establishes a …

BK virus (BKV) is a polyomavirus that ubiquitously infects the human population. Following a
typically subclinical primary infection, BKV establishes a life-long persistent infection in the …

Cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) clones against adenovirus type 5 (Ad5) early region 1 (El)-
transformed cells were generated In C67BU6 (Es) mice. A defined peptide encoded by Ad5 …

The expression of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) after T cell activation is regulated by
NF-κB, an inducible DNA-binding protein that stimulates transcription. Proteins encoded by …

Prostate cancer has been projected to cause almost 10% of all male cancer deaths in the
United States in 2007. The incidence of mutations in the tumor suppressor genes Rb1 and …

Mammals have innate and adaptive defenses that protect them from virus infections.
Viruses, in particular the large DNA viruses (adenoviruses, herpesviruses, poxviruses), have …

Human adenoviruses (HAdVs) are widespread pathogens that cause a number of partially
overlap**, species‐specific infections associated with respiratory, urinary, gastrointestinal …

Publisher Summary Several viruses are ubiquitous in the human population and produce a
persistent or latent infection in humans. Some of them—such as human polyomaviruses BK …

Infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV) infection in tissue culture cells has previously
been shown to result in the shutdown of host protein synthesis, cell rounding, and cell death …