Homage to Howard Temin

Preface

Acknowledgments

Contributors

Historical Introduction to the General Properties of Retroviruses

Retroviral Virions and Genomes

Viral Entry and Receptors

Reverse Transcriptase and the Generation of Retroviral DNA

Integration

Synthesis and Processing of Viral RNA

Synthesis, Assembly, and Processing of Viral Proteins

The Interactions of Retroviruses and their Hosts

Retrotransposons, Endogenous Retroviruses, and the Evolution of Retroelements

Development and Applications of Retroviral Vectors

Retroviral Pathogenesis

Pathogenesis of HIV and SIV

Immunological and Pharmacological Approaches to the Control of Retroviral Infections

1. Retroviral Sequences

2. Retroviral Taxonomy, Protein Structures, Sequences, and Genetic Maps

The Best of Retrotrivia