Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Historical Introduction to the General Properties of Retroviruses (P. K. Vogt) Chapter 2 Retrovirual Virions and Genomes (V. M. Vogt) Chapter 3 Viral Entry and Receptors (E. Hunter) Chapter 4 Reverse Transcriptase and the Generation of Retroviral DNA (A. Telesnitsky and S. P. Goff) Chapter 5 Integration (P. O. Brown) Chapter 6 Synthesis and Processing of Viral RNA (A.B. Rabson and B.J. Graves) Chapter 7 Synthesis, Assembly, and Processing of Viral Proteins (R. Swanstrom and J. W. Wills) Intermezzo The Interactions of Retroviruses and Their Hosts (J.M. Coffin, S.H. Hughes, and H.E. Varmus) Chapter 8 Retrotransposons, Endogenous Retroviruses, and the Evolution of Retroelements (J. D. Boeke and J. P. Stoye) Chapter 9 Development and Applications of Retroviral Vectors (A. D. Miller) Chapter 10 Retroviral Pathogenesis (N. Rosenberg and P. Jolicoeur) Chapter 11 Pathogenesis of HIV and SIV (A. S. Fauci and R. C. Desrosiers) Chapter 12 Immunological and Pharmacological Approaches to the Control of Retroviral Infections (E. A. Emini and H.Y. Fan) Appendix 1 Retroviral Sequences (G. Myers) Appendix 2 Retroviral Taxonomy, Protein Structures, Sequences, and Genetic Maps (C. Petropoulos)

Reviews

With the arrival of Retroviruses, a worthy successor to the 1985 classic has finally appeared. Despite its downsized title everything about this volume, edited by John Coffin, Stephen Hughes, and Harold Varmus, is top notch. Especially noteworthy are the many superb illustrations, which include color diagrams of protein structures, molecular mechanisms, and other aspects of retroviruses and their effects. New testament on retroviruses... This is a serious reference book to be cherished by specialist and novice alike... My copy disappeared from my office the day it arrived. Better order two copies at once. Nature