"Helper Viruses" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Viruses which enable defective viruses to replicate or to form a protein coat by complementing the missing gene function of the defective (satellite) virus. Helper and satellite may be of the same or different genus.
| Descriptor ID |
D006378
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.423
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Helper Viruses" by people in Profiles.
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Use of amplicon-6 vectors derived from human herpesvirus 6 for efficient expression of membrane-associated and -secreted proteins in T cells. J Virol. 2004 May; 78(9):4730-43.
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The influenza virus hemagglutinin cytoplasmic tail is not essential for virus assembly or infectivity. EMBO J. 1994 Nov 15; 13(22):5504-15.