A caspase-like gene from Heliothis virescens ascovirus (HvAV-3e) is not involved in apoptosis but is essential for virus replication

Virus Research

Volumn 128, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 99-105

  Asgari, Sassan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Ascovirus; Caspase; Heliothis virescens ascovirus; Vesicle formation

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASCOVIRUS; CELL DIVISION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; HELIOTHIS VIRESCENS; HOST CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA INTERFERENCE; VIRUS REPLICATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; ASCOVIRIDAE; CASPASES; CELL LINE; GENE SILENCING; GENES, ESSENTIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOTHS; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPODOPTERA; VIRAL PROTEINS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ASCOVIRUS; DNA VIRUSES; HELIOTHIS VIRESCENS; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA;

EID: 34547815581     PISSN: 01681702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2007.04.020     Document Type: Article

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