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For: Betakova T, Wolffe EJ, Moss B. The vaccinia virus A14.5L gene encodes a hydrophobic 53-amino-acid virion membrane protein that enhances virulence in mice and is conserved among vertebrate poxviruses. J Virol 2000;74:4085-92. [PMID: 10756020 PMCID: PMC111922 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.74.9.4085-4092.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]  Open
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Yu H, Resch W, Moss B. Poxvirus structural biology for application to vaccine design. Trends Immunol 2025:S1471-4906(25)00094-8. [PMID: 40340168 DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2025.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2025] [Revised: 04/06/2025] [Accepted: 04/10/2025] [Indexed: 05/10/2025]
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Deng Y, Navarro-Forero S, Yang Z. Temporal expression classes and functions of vaccinia virus and mpox (monkeypox) virus genes. mBio 2025;16:e0380924. [PMID: 40111027 PMCID: PMC11980589 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.03809-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/22/2025]  Open
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Bamouh Z, Hamdi J, Elkarhat Z, Fellahi S, Omari Tadlaoui K, Watts DM, Fassi Fihri O, Elharrak M. Attenuation and genetic characteristics of a Moroccan strain of Camel pox virus. Vaccine 2022;40:6471-6480. [PMID: 36192275 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.09.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Revised: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Inactivation of Genes by Frameshift Mutations Provides Rapid Adaptation of an Attenuated Vaccinia Virus. J Virol 2020;94:JVI.01053-20. [PMID: 32669330 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01053-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]  Open
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Chervyakova OV, Zaitsev VL, Iskakov BK, Tailakova ET, Strochkov VM, Sultankulova KT, Sandybayev NT, Stanbekova GE, Beisenov DK, Abduraimov YO, Mambetaliyev M, Sansyzbay AR, Kovalskaya NY, Nemchinov LG, Hammond RW. Recombinant Sheep Pox Virus Proteins Elicit Neutralizing Antibodies. Viruses 2016;8:E159. [PMID: 27338444 PMCID: PMC4926179 DOI: 10.3390/v8060159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2016] [Revised: 05/24/2016] [Accepted: 05/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]  Open
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Dahiya SS, Kumar S, Mehta SC, Narnaware SD, Singh R, Tuteja FC. Camelpox: A brief review on its epidemiology, current status and challenges. Acta Trop 2016;158:32-38. [PMID: 26902797 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2015] [Revised: 02/12/2016] [Accepted: 02/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Dobson BM, Tscharke DC. Redundancy complicates the definition of essential genes for vaccinia virus. J Gen Virol 2016;96:3326-3337. [PMID: 26290187 DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.000266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]  Open
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DiMaio D. Viral miniproteins. Annu Rev Microbiol 2014;68:21-43. [PMID: 24742054 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-micro-091313-103727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Kan S, Jia P, Sun L, Hu N, Li C, Lu H, Tian M, Qi Y, Jin N, Li X. Generation of an attenuated Tiantan vaccinia virus by deletion of the ribonucleotide reductase large subunit. Arch Virol 2014;159:2223-31. [PMID: 24677065 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-014-2057-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2013] [Accepted: 02/28/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Bhanuprakash V, Prabhu M, Venkatesan G, Balamurugan V, Hosamani M, Pathak KML, Singh RK. Camelpox: epidemiology, diagnosis and control measures. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2014;8:1187-201. [DOI: 10.1586/eri.10.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Generation of a complete single-gene knockout bacterial artificial chromosome library of cowpox virus and identification of its essential genes. J Virol 2013;88:490-502. [PMID: 24155400 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02385-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]  Open
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Wang Y, Kan S, Du S, Qi Y, Wang J, Liu L, Ji H, He D, Wu N, Li C, Chi B, Li X, Jin N. Characterization of an attenuated TE3L-deficient vaccinia virus Tian Tan strain. Antiviral Res 2012;96:324-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2012.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2012] [Revised: 10/07/2012] [Accepted: 10/08/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Kan S, Wang Y, Sun L, Jia P, Qi Y, Su J, Liu L, Yang G, Liu L, Wang Z, Wang J, Liu G, Jin N, Li X, Ding Z. Attenuation of vaccinia Tian Tan strain by removal of viral TC7L-TK2L and TA35R genes. PLoS One 2012;7:e31979. [PMID: 22363781 PMCID: PMC3283712 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2011] [Accepted: 01/16/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]  Open
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Huemer HP, Lassnig C, Nowotny N. Cowpox virus isolate virulent in humans shows attenuated phenotype in mice. Res Vet Sci 2011;92:333-7. [PMID: 21463881 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2011.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2011] [Revised: 03/07/2011] [Accepted: 03/11/2011] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Poxvirus proteomics and virus-host protein interactions. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2010;73:730-49. [PMID: 19946139 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.00026-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]  Open
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Yu W, Fang Q, Zhu W, Wang H, Tien P, Zhang L, Chen Z. One time intranasal vaccination with a modified vaccinia Tiantan strain MVTT(ZCI) protects animals against pathogenic viral challenge. Vaccine 2009;28:2088-96. [PMID: 20045097 PMCID: PMC7127290 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.12.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2009] [Revised: 12/03/2009] [Accepted: 12/16/2009] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Sood CL, Moss B. Vaccinia virus A43R gene encodes an orthopoxvirus-specific late non-virion type-1 membrane protein that is dispensable for replication but enhances intradermal lesion formation. Virology 2009;396:160-8. [PMID: 19900687 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2009.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2009] [Revised: 10/08/2009] [Accepted: 10/16/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Unger B, Nichols RJ, Stanitsa ES, Traktman P. Functional characterization of the vaccinia virus I5 protein. Virol J 2008;5:148. [PMID: 19077320 PMCID: PMC2621143 DOI: 10.1186/1743-422x-5-148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2008] [Accepted: 12/15/2008] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]  Open
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Vaccinia virus encodes I5, a small hydrophobic virion membrane protein that enhances replication and virulence in mice. J Virol 2008;82:10071-8. [PMID: 18701595 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01355-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]  Open
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Netherton C, Moffat K, Brooks E, Wileman T. A guide to viral inclusions, membrane rearrangements, factories, and viroplasm produced during virus replication. Adv Virus Res 2007;70:101-82. [PMID: 17765705 PMCID: PMC7112299 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-3527(07)70004-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Zhu W, Fang Q, Zhuang K, Wang H, Yu W, Zhou J, Liu L, Tien P, Zhang L, Chen Z. The attenuation of vaccinia Tian Tan strain by the removal of the viral M1L-K2L genes. J Virol Methods 2007;144:17-26. [PMID: 17459491 PMCID: PMC7112875 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2007.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2006] [Revised: 03/12/2007] [Accepted: 03/14/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Amanna IJ, Slifka MK, Crotty S. Immunity and immunological memory following smallpox vaccination. Immunol Rev 2006;211:320-37. [PMID: 16824139 DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-2896.2006.00392.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 177] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Resch W, Hixson KK, Moore RJ, Lipton MS, Moss B. Protein composition of the vaccinia virus mature virion. Virology 2006;358:233-47. [PMID: 17005230 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2006.08.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2006] [Revised: 08/03/2006] [Accepted: 08/18/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Condit RC, Moussatche N, Traktman P. In a nutshell: structure and assembly of the vaccinia virion. Adv Virus Res 2006;66:31-124. [PMID: 16877059 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-3527(06)66002-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 290] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Chung CS, Chen CH, Ho MY, Huang CY, Liao CL, Chang W. Vaccinia virus proteome: identification of proteins in vaccinia virus intracellular mature virion particles. J Virol 2006;80:2127-40. [PMID: 16474121 PMCID: PMC1395410 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.80.5.2127-2140.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 215] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2005] [Accepted: 12/05/2005] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]  Open
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Zádori Z, Szelei J, Tijssen P. SAT: a late NS protein of porcine parvovirus. J Virol 2005;79:13129-38. [PMID: 16189014 PMCID: PMC1235825 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.79.20.13129-13138.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]  Open
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Da Silva M, Upton C. Using purine skews to predict genes in AT-rich poxviruses. BMC Genomics 2005;6:22. [PMID: 15720717 PMCID: PMC552303 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-6-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2004] [Accepted: 02/18/2005] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]  Open
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Szajner P, Jaffe H, Weisberg AS, Moss B. A complex of seven vaccinia virus proteins conserved in all chordopoxviruses is required for the association of membranes and viroplasm to form immature virions. Virology 2005;330:447-59. [PMID: 15567438 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2004.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2004] [Revised: 09/28/2004] [Accepted: 10/05/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Viral Proteins that Enhance Membrane Permeability. VIRAL MEMBRANE PROTEINS: STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, AND DRUG DESIGN 2005. [PMCID: PMC7122156 DOI: 10.1007/0-387-28146-0_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Laidlaw SM, Skinner MA. Comparison of the genome sequence of FP9, an attenuated, tissue culture-adapted European strain of Fowlpox virus, with those of virulent American and European viruses. J Gen Virol 2004;85:305-322. [PMID: 14769888 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.19568-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]  Open
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Gonzalez ME, Carrasco L. Viroporins. FEBS Lett 2003;552:28-34. [PMID: 12972148 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(03)00780-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 298] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Upton C, Slack S, Hunter AL, Ehlers A, Roper RL. Poxvirus orthologous clusters: toward defining the minimum essential poxvirus genome. J Virol 2003;77:7590-600. [PMID: 12805459 PMCID: PMC164831 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.77.13.7590-7600.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 212] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2002] [Accepted: 03/26/2003] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]  Open
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Hooper JW, Custer DM, Thompson E. Four-gene-combination DNA vaccine protects mice against a lethal vaccinia virus challenge and elicits appropriate antibody responses in nonhuman primates. Virology 2003;306:181-95. [PMID: 12620810 PMCID: PMC9628742 DOI: 10.1016/s0042-6822(02)00038-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Dvoracek B, Shors T. Construction of a novel set of transfer vectors to study vaccinia virus replication and foreign gene expression. Plasmid 2003;49:9-17. [PMID: 12583996 DOI: 10.1016/s0147-619x(02)00154-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Chiu WL, Chang W. Vaccinia virus J1R protein: a viral membrane protein that is essential for virion morphogenesis. J Virol 2002;76:9575-87. [PMID: 12208937 PMCID: PMC136503 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.76.19.9575-9587.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]  Open
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Gubser C, Smith GL. The sequence of camelpox virus shows it is most closely related to variola virus, the cause of smallpox. J Gen Virol 2002;83:855-872. [PMID: 11907336 DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-83-4-855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]  Open
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Afonso CL, Tulman ER, Lu Z, Zsak L, Sandybaev NT, Kerembekova UZ, Zaitsev VL, Kutish GF, Rock DL. The genome of camelpox virus. Virology 2002;295:1-9. [PMID: 12033760 DOI: 10.1006/viro.2001.1343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Cao JX, McFadden G. Characterization of the myxoma virus M118L protein: a novel essential poxvirus IMV-associated protein. Virus Genes 2001;23:303-13. [PMID: 11778698 DOI: 10.1023/a:1012573306916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Lee HJ, Essani K, Smith GL. The genome sequence of Yaba-like disease virus, a yatapoxvirus. Virology 2001;281:170-92. [PMID: 11277691 DOI: 10.1006/viro.2000.0761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Yeh WW, Moss B, Wolffe EJ. The vaccinia virus A9L gene encodes a membrane protein required for an early step in virion morphogenesis. J Virol 2000;74:9701-11. [PMID: 11000242 PMCID: PMC112402 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.74.20.9701-9711.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]  Open
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da Fonseca FG, Wolffe EJ, Weisberg A, Moss B. Characterization of the vaccinia virus H3L envelope protein: topology and posttranslational membrane insertion via the C-terminal hydrophobic tail. J Virol 2000;74:7508-17. [PMID: 10906204 PMCID: PMC112271 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.74.16.7508-7517.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]  Open
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Ploubidou A, Moreau V, Ashman K, Reckmann I, González C, Way M. Vaccinia virus infection disrupts microtubule organization and centrosome function. EMBO J 2000;19:3932-44. [PMID: 10921875 PMCID: PMC306617 DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.15.3932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]  Open
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