Virus Weekly

Cardiac Virus Detection - Real-time PCR is an efficient method to detect PVB19 infection in heart tissue

Epstein Barr Virus - EBV is integrated between REL and BCL-11A in American Burkitt lymphoma cell line

Influenza Virus - Influenza B virus lacks sequence homology to influenza A virus antigenic sites

Lentivirus - LEDGF/p75 is a component of functional lentiviral preintegration complexes

SARS Coronavirus - Highly infectious SARS-CoV reveals cell tropism/receptor expression correlation

AIDS/HIV Diagnosis - HIV-1 superinfections assessed by autologous heteroduplex mobility

Adenovirus - Membrane Cofactor Protein identified as adenovirus receptor

Animal-Borne Disease - New laboratory provides key research into animal diseases

Antisense Technology - Antisense inhibitors of TRADD could modulate TNF-related pathologies

Antiviral Therapy - RANTES haplotypes influence the response to chronic hepatitis C therapy

Avian Influenza Vaccine - Reassortant influenza vaccines control avian influenza

Cancer Risk Factor - Hepatitis B virus core promoter mutations prevail in liver cancer

Cancer Vaccine - Raf kinase expression increases mortality of influenza-infected mice

Cervical Cancer - Infection site and patient ethnicity affect HPV-induced cancer pathways

Chronic Hepatitis B - Estrogen receptor alpha genotypes associate with susceptibility to hepatitis B

Chronic Hepatitis B - Lamivudine does not improve the response of hepatitis B to peginterferon

Chronic Hepatitis B - Real-time PCR and melting curve analysis offer rapid assessments of hepatitis B

Chronic Liver Disease - Serum hepatitis B virus strains parallel hepatic strains in acute exacerbations

Chronic Liver Disease - Site-specific keratin hyperphosphorylation marks liver disease progression

Circovirus Type 2 - Porcine circovirus type 2 from pigs was in Croatia detected and characterized

Cirrhosis - Epivir-HBV delays liver complications from chronic hepatitis B

Collaborations - Agreement signed to market docosanol 10% cream in Scandanavia

Conjunctivitis Outbreak - E-mail surveys assist investigation and response in conjunctivitis outbreak

Cytomegalovirus Vaccine - Microneutralization assay using cytomegalovirus strains developed

DNA Research - Viral DNA damage in presence of RB, UV light may make normal repair less likely

Diagnostic Devices - HIV diagnostic proves effective in Dominican Republic trials

Diagnostics - Chinese CDC attends HIV/AIDS training seminar

Diagnostics - Total HCV core antigen assay detects early infection but not viral elimination

Disease Associations - Immune restoration disease arises in association with antiretroviral therapy

Disease Transmission - Older women's knowledge of HIV is lacking, study finds

Drug Development - Inhalation drug company secures new funding

Drug Development - Novel antiapoptotic protein X-linked IAP antagonists potential cancer therapy

Drug Development - Novel compounds exhibit antiviral and antitumor effects

Encephalitis Vaccine - Ascorbate-Cu(II) protects CF-1 mice against HSV-2 encephalitis

Finance - Diagnostics firm secured new funding to develop new sensor technology

Foot and Mouth Disease - ELISA to detect foot-and-mouth disease virus antibodies developed

Genomics - Comparative study of Legionnaire's disease published

Group B Rotaviruses - Group B rotaviruses have been circulating in Western India since 1993

HIV/AIDS - Biopharma company intends to continue development of treatment for Cachexia

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - HIV-1 non-B subtypes from heterosexual transmission predominate in Scotland

HIV/AIDS Prevention - New lead in quest to protect women from sexual HIV transmission

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Peer program teaches inmates about HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS Research - APOBEC3G incorporated into HIV-1 virions through viral/nonviral RNA interactions

HIV/AIDS Research - Antisense U7 snRNAs and siRNAs targeting cyclophilin A inhibit HIV-1 replication

HIV/AIDS Research - Dying cells drive the capacity of HIV-1 to kill noncycling primary CD4+ cells

HIV/AIDS Research - HIV-1 infectivity enhanced by forming particle-mediated syncytia in CD4+ cells

HIV/AIDS Research - Host cell gene expression varies during HIV-1 latency or reactivation

HIV/AIDS Research - Memantine protects hippocampal neuronal function in HIV-1 encephalitis

HIV/AIDS Research - R5 HIV-1 replicates more efficiently in primary CD4+ cells than X4 HIV-1

HIV/AIDS Research - Structure of initiation complex of HIV-1 reverse transcription is not conserved

HIV/AIDS Research - TSG101 mutations that inhibit PTAP or VPS28 binding block HIV-1 budding

HIV/AIDS Research - Tumorigenesis by HHV-8 chemokine receptor vGPCR is accelerated by HIV-1 Tat

HIV/AIDS Therapy - CD4+ cell non-production during HAART due to inefficiencies at multiple steps

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Jury is still out regarding benefits of switching to protease-sparing regimen

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Nevirapine is better than efavirenz at raising "good" cholesterol

HIV/AIDS Treatment - Former Maryland Governor wants public registry for people with AIDS

HIV/AIDS Treatment - HIV-positive Russians detained during protest in western city

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - CCR5-targeted SIV vaccination strategy prevents or inhibits SIV

HIV/AIDS-Related Pain Medicine - HIV-1 gp120-induced nitric oxide increases proinflammatory cytokines