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Abstract
RNA viruses comprise a wide variety of infectious agents, some of which are the cause of disease in humans, animals, and plants. Recombinant DNA technology is now making it feasible to modify these genomes and engineer them to express heterologous proteins. Several different schemes are being employed that depend on the genome organization of the virus and on the strategy of replication of the particular virus. Several different examples are illustrated and potential uses as well as possible problems are discussed. In the future reverse genetics may convert some of these viruses from agents of disease to agents of cure.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 7620976 DOI: 10.1007/BF02789111
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Biotechnol ISSN: 1073-6085 Impact factor: 2.695