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The roles of five conserved lentiviral RNA structures in HIV-1 replication Development of a novel equine influenza virus live-attenuated vaccine Keeping ZIKV in the loop: Virion conformational dynamics modulates antibody sensitivity Studies on immunity and the immunopathogenesis of parrot bornaviral disease in cockatiels Virology welcomes three new editors Retargeted and Detargeted Adenovirus for Gene Delivery to the Muscle Increases in the competitive fitness of West Nile virus isolates after introduction into California Gene expression in the whitefly Bemisia tabaci associated with plant virus transmission Ebola exploits host lipids for entry Viral sequences in human cancer Infectivity of Sf-rhabdovirus variants in insect and mammalian cell lines A humanized mouse model to study HIV evolution from SIV Viral hacking of plant phloem Insight into molecular basis of plant-infecting arbovirus persistence in the vector RSV diversity during infections of adults and infants suggests multiple distinct immune mechanisms for clearance Beyond tethering: new insights into the restriction of orthbunyaviruses by tetherin Perturbation of DROSHA and DICER expression by human papillomavirus 16 oncoproteins Antibody Dependent Enhancement of Zika Virus: It’s Complicated HIV-1’s encounter with the host cell From design of a genome sequence to generation of a synthetic virus A model for the transition from translation to replication during HCV infection Why do some fungal mitoviruses rarely Trp on UGA? How HIV-1 puts itself to sleep Genome packaging in dsDNA viruses is regulated by a pressure-sensitive molecular switch Study identifies rare strains of HIV, HTLV and HBV Un-tagging proteins – it could make a world of difference! Bridging the gap: a humanized mouse model for hepatitis B Plum pox virus evolution and adaptation: multiple strains on the same host? Reducing the knowledge gap on filovirus antagonism of human innate immune responses The cytoarchitecture of Zika Focusing a Computational Microscope on M13 Bacteriophage Biology Virus discovery goes digital Aerosolized Influenza Virus: Not Just for Mammalian Models Generation of H3N8 CIVs containing truncated or deleted NS1 protein HPV utilizes the ATR/Chk1/E2F1 signaling pathway to facilitate viral replication Why do marine cyanophages carry metabolic genes from their hosts? Neurotropic infections are not just about the CNS Superinfection exclusion by complex virus populations: the ‘rule’ is in effect Sequences characterized of new viruses that infect Anopheles gambiae We see you! Viruses hiding in the Transcriptome Shotgun Assembly database A contrarian view of how the immune system controls virus infections A convenient genetic method allowing the production of a reliable recombinant Zika virus expressing the reporter GFP US28 induces potent signaling through the Gαq family of G-proteins in monocytes Selection for thermostability resulted surprisingly in antigenic variation Shutoff of host translation during viral infection downregulates cellular antiviral activities Creating ‘Phagonaute’ a web-based interface for homology searches Discovery of Nylanderia fulva virus 1 in tawny crazy ant Insights into the control of geminiviral promoters Who’s responsible for the spread of H7N9 influenza virus in a live animal market? Introduction to “HIV-1 subtype B: Traces of a pandemic” Recoding classical swine fever virus (CSFV) structural glycoprotein E2 and its potential as a vaccine candidate A new look at thrips salivary glands and virus dissemination pathways Introduction to “Viral quasispecies complexity measures” Does IFN-ß play a key role in the efficient growth of ZIKA virus in human epithelial cells? High fidelity mutants less fit than wild type SIV in vitro and in vivo The host range of a viral mutualist is tied to factors that regulate gene expression Study suggests: Antiviral RISC that targets longer RNAs may help plants avoid damaging its own mRNAs New insights into the structure of multi-component virus populations in a host A Novel Assay to Identify Inhibitors of HIV entry A novel immuno-modulatory role of Nsp2TF of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in down-regulation of SLA-I expression Unexpected picornavirus diversity in a single diarrhoeic chicken Identification of Structural and Morphogenesis Genes of Pseudoalteromonas phage RIO-1 and Placement within the Evolutionary History of Podoviridae Dengue virus’ evaluation with flow virometry Intriguing novel influenza viruses derived from bats Herpes Simplex Virus sequencing shows stability in the genomes and variability in the technology Low dNTP levels are necessary but may not be sufficient for lentiviral restriction by SAMHD1 Mouse papillomavirus MmuPV1 infects oral mucosa and preferentially targets the base of the tongue Detection of alphavirus replication depends on cellular pattern recognition receptors Discovery of a virus Assembly Instructions: T7 Ejectosome Patient-adapted, specific activation of HIV-1 by customized TAL effectors (TALEs) Study shows that poliovirus and reovirus use fundamentally different transport mechanisms Learn how Poliovirus makes efficient use of its limited coding capacity by using multifunctional precursor proteins The unseen winding road to West Nile virus emergence in California How can the newly discovered Lloviu virus affect our health? To fit in – the conforming behavior of viruses Condylomas negative for Papillomavirus? – Do not take No for an answer! Mapping genetic determinants of viral traits with FST and quantitative trait locus (QTL) approaches Eilat virus induces both homologous and heterologous interference Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infects nasal ciliated epithelial cells Unexpected Protein Domain Interactions Affect the Target Specificity of Human APOBEC3G GPRS to residues: let’s un-veil HPV16 to conquer Circular DNA viral genomes in cases of encephalitis Regulation of HPV16 late gene expression The best kind of negative data Virology 60th Anniversary Issue A variety of complex sugars decorate an animal virus particle Orchestrated cellular gene expression in cells infected by adenovirus Polyomavirus T antigens activate an antiviral state Land plants are (almost) never virus-free Sometimes stress is a good thing (at least if you’re a virus) Stop Me If I’m Restarting Myself Dissecting the structure of the pox virion, one layer at a time Overcoming host range barriers through single mutations Roseoloviruses: Ubiquitous in humans and macaques Understanding the enormous diversity of bacteriophages How do HPV oncoproteins cause cancer? Solving the perplexing case of TIP60 Exploring the convergent evolution of parvovirus proteins Giant Viruses: Virology Special Issue Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus is keeping up in the evolutionary arms race with its host Superinfection fitness does not drive genotype displacement in fish rhabdovirus Microbial diversity in mosquitoes: you never know what you are going to find! Many proteins make light work: the role of minor structural proteins in virus replication Understanding respiratory syncytial virus genome synthesis How can geminiviral Rep capture the cell cycle of differentiated plant cells? HIV Gag: the intriguing complexity of host-pathogen interactions How geminiviruses suppress host antiviral defense Virus changes fire ant behaviour to cause mortality Is NS1 the key to West Nile virus escaping immune detection? Cell culture systems for hepatitis research Receptor binding in bird flu The Virologist’s Bookshelf – Part 4 Analyzing breakpoints to understand HIV-1 evolution Immunity induced by influenza virus neuraminidase (Possibly) the greatest number of phosphosites yet identified within a virus particle The Virologist’s Bookshelf – Part 3 Cucumber necrosis virus stimulates the formation of new peroxisomes How viruses hitch a ride on pollen to infect plants Genome rearrangements in a bipartite dsRNA virus Exploring novel biology through a nematode virus Probing the interaction between host cellular mRNA 3′-UTRs and a viral product Understanding emergence to control norovirus epidemics The Virologist’s Bookshelf – Part 2 Suppressing productive HIV infection: the evolutionary arms race between viruses and their hosts Turnip crinkle virus uses coat protein to alter disease development The common cold virus uses a unique ‘switch’ during lung infection The Virologist’s Bookshelf – Part 1 Discovering how the new 2009 flu virus caused severe lung destruction New ways of looking at viral replication Interview with the author: comparative analysis tool for sequences Investigating the unexpected effects of V3 Interview with the author: HIV-1 neutralization assay The common cold in 3D Evolving virus populations during hepatitis C virus infection Characterize to control: analyzing the spread of pig disease to prevent epidemics Understanding poxvirus gene expression could lead to better vaccine vectors Conjugation for vaccination: stimulating immune responses to HIV-1 The Papillomavirus Episteme: Virology Special Issue Interview: Functional Genomics of Papillomaviruses How flu evades detection: investigating influenza antigens Rodent parvovirus targets human melanoma cells How to understand hTERT expression control How the Australian bat lyssavirus enters cells Genetic characterization of H5N1 influenza viruses circulating in Vietnam A blue-print towards a mouse model for HCV infection What’s in a Russian phage cocktail? Zoonotic origin, molecular evolution and adaptation of human respiratory pathogen revealed through genomics and bioinformatics Fossilized retroviral sequences in pandas and polar bears E7, cell division and cancer development Interview: Professor William Gelbart talks about viral capsids for gene delivery Upscaling algal fuel and the importance of studying algal responses to virus infection Visiting bat-inhabited caves in Africa increases filovirus infection risk Using LCMV to understand Lassa virus infection Human herpesvirus 6B (HHV-6B) integrates in telomeres during latency Taxonomically different viruses in the same host offer different targets for RNA-antiviral defense