Herpes Simplex Virus Protocols

Herpes Simplex Virus Protocols comprises a wide range of experimental protocols that should be especially useful to new workers in herpes virology. Hopefully, it will also provide information for those with experience in the field, as well as those embarking on techniques that are new to them. Obvio...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Brown, S. Moira (Editor), MacLean, Alasdair R. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ Humana Press 1998, 1998
Edition:1st ed. 1998
Series:Methods in Molecular Medicine
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Collection: Springer Protocols Archive 1981-2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • HSV Growth, Preparation, and Assay
  • HSV Entry and Spread
  • Preparation of HSV-DNA and Production of Infectious Virus
  • HSV Mutagenesis
  • Saturating Mutagenesis and Characterization of a Herpesvirus Genome Using In Vivo Reconstitution of Virus from Cloned Subgenomic Regions
  • Construction and Use of Cell Lines Expressing HSV Genes
  • Analysis of HSV Polypeptides
  • Protein Purification
  • Expression and Purification of Secreted Forms of HSV Glycoproteins from Baculovirus-Infected Insect Cells
  • Crystallization of Macromolecules for Three-Dimensional Structure Determination
  • Direct Immunogold Labeling of Herpesvirus Suspensions
  • Expression of HSV Proteins in Bacteria
  • In Vitro Systems to Analyze HSV Transcript Processing
  • Analysis of HSV-1 Transcripts by RNA-PCR
  • Transient Assays for HSV Origin and Replication Protein Function
  • HSV Amplicons in Gene Therapy
  • Analyses of HSV Proteins for Posttranslational Modifications and Enzyme Functions
  • HSV-Cellular Protein Interactions
  • Models of Recurrent Infection with HSV in the Skin and Eye of the Mouse
  • Pathogenesis and Molecular Biology of HSV Latency and Ocular Reactivation in the Rabbit
  • HSV Latency In Vitro
  • Assessing Cell-Mediated Immune Responses to HSV in Murine Systems
  • Assays for HSV Gene Expression During Establishment and Maintenance of Latent Infection
  • Analysis of HSV-DNA and RNA Using the Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • HSV Vectors for Gene Therapy
  • Investigation of the Anti-HSV Activity of Candidate Antiviral Agents