Genes of variola and vaccinia viruses necessary to overcome the host protective mechanisms - PubMed (original) (raw)

Comparative Study

. 1993 Mar 15;319(1-2):80-3.

doi: 10.1016/0014-5793(93)80041-r.

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Comparative Study

Genes of variola and vaccinia viruses necessary to overcome the host protective mechanisms

S N Shchelkunov et al. FEBS Lett. 1993.

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Abstract

Analysis of variola virus nucleotide sequence revealed proteins belonging to several families which provide the virus with the possibility of overcoming the barriers of specific and non-specific host defence against viral infection. The complement-binding proteins, lymphokine-binding proteins, and serine protease inhibitors can be assigned to this type, as can the proteins providing the orthopoxviruses with resistance to interferon. The revealed differences between the genes (proteins) of variola and vaccinia viruses under study are discussed.

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