Molecular biology of the Bunyaviridae

Molecular biology of the Bunyaviridae.

More than 300 viruses, mostly arthropod-transmitted, are classified into the family Bunyaviridae, making it one of the largest groupings of animal viruses (Karabatsos, 1985). Until relatively recently these viruses were somewhat the 'Cinderellas' of animal virology, but with the increased recognition of their role in human diseases together with the results generated by the application of molec...

The 15th Iranian National Congress of Biochemistry & 6th International Congress of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

The molecular biology frontier.

To begin my personal reflection of Circulation Research, I would like to congratulate Eduardo Marbán and all the other Editors in commemoration of 50 years of this venerable journal. It is really a most honorable privilege for me to write this editorial, for Circulation Research was highly influential in encouraging me as a clinical cardiologist to become a scientific researcher. In 1970, I sta...

Molecular Biology of the Gene

The tremendous advances of recent years in molecular biology warrant a summary statement of our knowledge in the form of a text for the beginner in the field. James D. Watson, 1962 Nobelist in Physiology and Medicine, has superbly filled this need with his lucid account of the Molecular Biology of the Gene. As the author has aimed his report toward the nonspecialist, he has assumed only the inf...

Molecular epidemiology of group C viruses (Bunyaviridae, Orthobunyavirus) isolated in the Americas.

To date, no molecular studies on group C viruses (Bunyaviridae, Orthobunyavirus) have been published. We determined the complete small RNA (SRNA) segment and partial medium RNA segment nucleotide sequences for 13 group C members. The full-length SRNA sequences ranged from 915 to 926 nucleotides in length, and revealed similar organization in comparison with other orthobunyaviruses. Based on the...