English Journal

Analysis of EpapGV gp37 gene reveals a close relationship between granulovirus and entomopoxvirus.

Salvador R, Ferrelli ML, Berretta MF, Mitsuhashi W, Biedma ME, Romanowski V, Sciocco-Cap A.SourceInstituto de Microbiología y Zoología Agrícola (IMYZA-CICVyA-INTA), CC 25 (B1712WAA), Castelar, Buenos Aires, Argentina, rsalvador@cnia.inta.gov.ar.
Virus genes.Virus Genes.2012 Dec;45(3):610-3. doi: 10.1007/s11262-012-0800-3. Epub 2012 Aug 17.
The Epinotia aporema Granulovirus GP37 protein gene has been identified, located, and sequenced. This gene was similar to other baculovirus gp37, to entomopoxvirus fusolin gene, and to the chitin-binding protein gene of bacteria. Sequence analysis indicated that the open reading frame is 669 bp lon
PMID 22899338

Arif B, Pavlik L.SourceGreat Lakes Forestry Centre, Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada P6A 5C8. Electronic address: barif@nrcan.gc.ca.
Journal of invertebrate pathology.J Invertebr Pathol.2012 Jul 25. pii: S0022-2011(12)00180-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jip.2012.07.011. [Epub ahead of print]
Insect cell lines have been initiated since the 1930s and were used to replicate insect baculoviruses as well as arboviruses. Since the latter group of viruses cause serious diseased in man and equines, efforts were expended to characterize the viruses in the new cell lines in attempts to understand
PMID 22841637

A unique homologue of the eukaryotic protein-modifier ubiquitin present in the bacterium Bacteroides fragilis, a predominant resident of the human gastrointestinal tract.

Patrick S, Jobling KL, O'Connor D, Thacker Z, Dryden DT, Blakely GW.SourceCentre for Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Medical Biology Centre, Belfast BT97BL, UK.
Microbiology (Reading, England).Microbiology.2011 Nov;157(Pt 11):3071-8. doi: 10.1099/mic.0.049940-0. Epub 2011 Sep 1.
In the complete genome sequences of Bacteroides fragilis NCTC9343 and 638R, we have discovered a gene, ubb, the product of which has 63 % identity to human ubiquitin and cross-reacts with antibodies raised against bovine ubiquitin. The sequence of ubb is closest in identity (76 %) to the ubiquit
PMID 21885481

Japanese Journal

Recent Advances in Studies for the Application of a Protein Produced by Entomopoxviruses (Poxviridae) for Insect-Pest Control

MITSUHASHI Wataru
Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly: JARQ 43(4), 2009
… Several groups have studied the synergistic effect of an entomopoxvirus protein, fusolin, on the infectivity of insect viruses to strengthen their ability to kill pests. … Fusolin is the main component of entomopoxvirus inclusion bodies called spindles, and the spindles of several entomopoxviruses have been found to strongly enhance many nucleopolyhedroviruses. …
NAID 130002147842

Stability of the viral-enhancing ability of entomopoxvirus spindles exposed to various abiotic factors

MITSUHASHI Wataru,MURAKAMI Ritsuko,TAKEMOTO Yutaka,MIYAMOTO Kazuhisa,WADA Sanae
Applied entomology and zoology 43(4), 483-489, 2008-11-25
The proteinaceous paracrystaline structures called spindles that are produced by some entomopoxviruses (EPVs) are known to strongly enhance the infectivity of various nucleopolyhedroviruses (NPVs). Th …
NAID 110007004669

三橋渡,村上理都子
蝶と蛾 58(2), 172-176, 2007-03-30
カイコ幼虫囲食膜の電子顕微鏡レベルでの観察報告がほとんどないために昆虫ウイルス等病原微生物の回虫への感染成立および回虫品種間でのカイコ核多角体病ウイルス(BmNPV)への感受性の差異における囲食膜の重要度は不明である.このため,カイコ交雑品種(C146×N137)3齢幼虫の囲食膜を走査型電子顕微鏡で観察し,BmNP等の囲食膜通過の難易を検討した.皮膜細胞層側表面はタンパク層がよく発達してキチン編み …
NAID 110007034332