AIDS virus nomenclature

AIDS virus envelope spike structure.

The envelope (Env) spikes on HIV-1 and closely related SIV define the viral tropism, mediate the fusion process and are the prime target of the humoral response. Despite intensive efforts, Env has been slow to reveal its structural and functional secrets. Three gp120 subunits comprise the 'head' of Env and three gp41 subunits comprise the 'stalk' and other membrane-associated elements. The rece...

Proposal for a uniform nomenclature for simian virus 40 mutants.

A uniform nomenclature for simian virus 40 mutants has been developed. This nomenclature should evolve into a comprehensive nomenclature as new mutants and information are obtained. Hopefully, his nomenclature will also stimulate the development of a comprehensive nomenclature for all animal virus mutants.

Television coverage of AIDS and transmission of the AIDS virus.

The introduction of the government framework " The national strategy for sexual health and HIV " 1 is necessary for attempts to prevent sexual causes of premature death and ill health, at a time when transmission of HIV is at a record level and heterosexual intercourse is the most commonly reported mode of transmission. However, policy formation alone will not be effective in the fight against ...

Nomenclature standardization for 'large pore size' virus-retentive filters.

Temperature-sensitive mutants of vesicular stomatitis virus; homology and nomenclature.

Reciprocal complementation experiments in mouse L cells and BHK-2I cells show that the complementing temperature-sensitive (ts) mutants of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), Indiana serotype, isolated from the HR wild-type strain, belong to groups I, III and IV (Flamand & Pringle, I97I). Since the homologies of ts mutants isolated from three different wild-type strains growing in different host ...