Viruses of Fungi and Simple EukaryotesViruses of Fungi and Simple Eukaryotes focuses on the developments in and experimental approaches to the study of fungi and simple eukaryotic viruses. Emphasizing molecular biology and genetics, the book provides the first comprehensive description of lower eukaryotic viruses. Featuring the work of more than 45 international authorities, the book includes more than 1,000 citations, numerous illustrations, tables, and micrographs. It discusses both retrovirus and reovirus systems in simple eukaryotes and examines how simple eukaryotes can serve as important models for research in eukaryotic molecular and cell biology. The book also covers a diverse group of RNA and DNA viruses, describes possible applications of fungi and simple eukaryotes to biotechnological, agricultural, and medicinal products, and explains the significance of lower eukaryotic viruses to biological control. Key topics covered include protein secretion and processing, nucleic acid enzymology, yeast biology, plant pathology, and human pathogenic yeast killer systems. |
Contents
An Indirect Route | 1 |
15 | 41 |
Recombination Associated with Yeast Retrotransposons | 63 |
DoubleStranded RNA Replication in Saccharomyces | 91 |
Structure Transcription and Replication of Killer | 117 |
Transcription and Translation of the Yeast Killer | 133 |
Secretion and Action of Yeast K1 Killer Toxin | 161 |
Acquisition and Expression of the Killer | 179 |
Kluyveromyces Linear DNA Plasmids | 265 |
Genetic Elements | 283 |
Detection and Interpretation of dsRNA | 309 |
Viruses of Helminthosporium victoriae | 353 |
Viruses of Endothia parasitica | 371 |
dsRNA Virus of Rhizoctonia solani | 387 |
Viruses of Eukaryotic Chlorellalike Algae | 411 |
429 | |
Common terms and phrases
Acad activity alleles Anagnostakis analysis base pairs Biol Bostian Brasier Bruenn Bussey capsid cDNA cells chlorella chromosomal clones contain cytoplasmic d-factors d-infected deletion detected disease Dodds double-stranded RNA dsRNA dsRNA segments encoded Endothia parasitica eukaryotic Figure Fink function fungal fungi gene conversion gene products genetic genome Ghabrial Hannig HIS4 homology host hybridization hypovirulent strains immunity infection inhibition initiation interferon isolates KEX1 killer strains killer systems killer toxin killer virus kilobase Koltin L-A dsRNA Leibowitz M₁ messenger RNA mitochondrial molecular weight molecules mutants pathogenic pGKL phenotype Phytopathology plant plasmids polypeptide precursor preprotoxin Proc protease protein protoxin recombination region reovirus replication retrotransposons retroviruses reverse transcriptase RNA polymerase Saccharomyces cerevisiae sensitive sequence solani specific spt3 strand structure studies synthesis tion toxin trans transcription translation transmission transposition Ty elements Ustilago maydis viral virions virulent strains virus particles virus-like particles vitro VLPs Wickner yeast yeast killer