Drosophila melanogaster as a model for studying the function of animal viral proteins

作者:Omel'yanchuk L V*; Yudina O S
来源:Russian Journal of Genetics, 2011, 47(7): 765-769.
DOI:10.1134/S1022795411040090

摘要

Studies in which Drosophila melanogaster individuals carrying transgenes of animal viruses were used to analyze the action of animal viral proteins on the cell are reviewed. The data presented suggest that host specificity of viruses is determined by their proteins responsible for the penetration of the virus into the cell, while viral proteins responsible for interactions with the host cell are much less host-specific. Due to this, the model of Drosophila with its developed system of searching for genetic interactions can be used to find intracellular targets for the action of viral proteins of the second group.

  • 出版日期2011-7

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