Cell cycle dependence of foamy retrovirus infection

Polyamine dependence of normal cell-cycle progression.

The driving force of the cell cycle is the activities of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs). Key steps in the regulation of the cell cycle therefore must impinge upon the activities of the CDKs. CDKs exert their functions when bound to cyclins that are expressed cyclically during the cell cycle. Polyamine biosynthesis varies bicyclically during the cell cycle with peaks in enzyme activities at the...

Separable mechanisms of attachment and cell uptake during retrovirus infection.

In the absence of viral envelope gene expression, cells expressing human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) gag and pol, accessory HIV functions, and a vector genome RNA produce and secrete large amount of noninfectious virus-like particles (VLPs) into the conditioned medium. After partial purification, such HIV-1 VLPs can be made infectious in cell-free conditions in vitro by complex format...

General Theory of Cycle-Dependence of Total pi-Electron Energy

The theoretical treatment of cycle-effects on total pi-electron energy, mainly elaborated by Nenad Trinajstic and his research group, is re-stated in a general and more formal manner. It enables to envisage several other possible ways of measuring the cycle-effects and points at further directions of research.

Retrovirus Infection and Retinoid

Retrovirus infection strongly enhances scrapie infectivity release in cell culture.

Prion diseases are neurodegenerative disorders associated in most cases with the accumulation in the central nervous system of PrPSc (conformationally altered isoform of cellular prion protein (PrPC); Sc for scrapie), a partially protease-resistant isoform of the PrPC. PrPSc is thought to be the causative agent of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. The mechanisms involved in the interce...