Membrane trafficking in viral replication /
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| Imprint: | Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2005. |
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| Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 259 p.) : ill. (some col.) |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Current topics in microbiology and immunology, 0070-217X ; 285 Current topics in microbiology and immunology ; 285. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8874502 |
| Summary: | Viruses are major pathogens in humans, and in the organisms with which we share this planet. The massive health and economic burden these agents impose has spurred a huge research effort to understand their most intimate details. One outcome of this effort has been the production, in many but certainly not all cases, of effective vaccines and therapies. - other consequence has been the realization that we can exploit viruses and put them to work on our behalf. Viruses are still seen to have the most - tential as vehicles for gene delivery and other therapeutic applications. However, their ability to exploit cellular functions to their own ends makes viruses not only highly effective pathogens but also exquisite experimental tools. Work with viruses underpins much of our current understanding of molecular cell biology and related fields. For membrane traffic in parti- lar, viruses have been crucial in providing insights into key cellular fu- tions and the molecular mechanisms underlying these events. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 259 p.) : ill. (some col.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 3540214305 9783540214304 3540267646 9783540267645 9786610304899 6610304890 |
| ISSN: | 0070-217X ; |