This is the 4th edition of a book that was initiated with the annotation of the function of all the
genes in the most commonly studied baculovirus, AcMNPV. It has been almost six years …

Retrotransposons are both major generators of genetic diversity and tools for detecting the
genomic changes associated with their activity because they create large and stable …

Eukaryotic genomes contain domesticated genes from integrating viruses and mobile
genetic elements. Among these are homologs of the capsid protein (known as Gag) of long …

BACKGROUND: An imbalance in the excitatory/inhibitory systems with abnormalities in the
glutamatergic pathways has been implicated in the pathophysiology of autism. Furthermore …

The human T cell leukemia virus (HTLV) is associated with leukemia and neurological
syndromes. The physiopathological effects of HTLV envelopes are unclear and the identity …

Hepatitis B viruses (HBVs), which are enveloped viruses with reverse-transcribed DNA
genomes, constitute the family Hepadnaviridae. An outstanding feature of HBVs is their …

Close to half of the human genome encompasses mobile genetic elements, most of which
are retrotransposons. These genetic invaders are formidable evolutionary forces that have …

Molecular markers play an essential role today in all aspects of plant breeding, ranging from
the identification of genes responsible for desired traits to the management of backcrossing …

Viral diseases like influenza, AIDS, hepatitis, and Ebola cause severe epidemics worldwide.
Along with their resistant strains, new pathogenic viruses continue to be discovered so …

Viruses of the subfamily Orthoretrovirinae are defined by the ability to reverse transcribe an
RNA genome into DNA that integrates into the host cell genome during the intracellular virus …