Latency Strategies of Herpesviruses 2007 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-291) and index. Table of Contents: Latency Strategies of Alphaherpesviruses: Herpes Simplex Virus and Varicella-Zoster Virus Latency in Neurons.- Modulation of Apoptotic Pathways by Herpes Simplex Viruses.- Cytomegalovirus Latency.- Human Herpesvirus 6 and Human Herpesvirus 7.- Murid Herpesvirus 4 (MuHV-4): An Animal Model for Human Gammaherpesvirus Research.- Latency Strategies of Equine Herpesviruses.- The Multifunctional Latency-Associated Nuclear Antigen of Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus.- Epstein-Barr Virus. Publisher Marketing: This volume provides an overview of the latency strategies developed during the estimated 200 Myears long coevolution of Alpha-, Beta- and Gammaherpesvirinae and their host species. The main emphasis is on herpesviruses infecting humans. However, relevant cases if herpesviruses infecting animals are covered as well. Special emphasis is drawn on results on molecular mechanisms regulating latent promoters of herpesvirus genomes and signals and molecular pathways resulting in reactivation of latent viral genomes. To balance the volume, epigenetic mechanisms (DNA methylation, histone modification, chromatin structure) involved in cell type specific expression of growth-transformation-associated Gammaherpesvirus genes will also be discussed at length)