"Variola virus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A species of ORTHOPOXVIRUS causing infections in humans. No infections have been reported since 1977 and the virus is now believed to be virtually extinct.
| Descriptor ID |
D012901
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.280.650.160.650.930
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| Concept/Terms |
Variola virus- Variola virus
- Variola viruses
- Smallpox Virus
- Smallpox Viruses
- Poxvirus variolae
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Variola virus" by people in Profiles.
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Kotwal GJ. Influence of glycosylation and oligomerization of vaccinia virus complement control protein on level and pattern of functional activity and immunogenicity. Protein Cell. 2010 Dec; 1(12):1084-92.
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Sakhatskyy P, Wang S, Zhang C, Chou TH, Kishko M, Lu S. Immunogenicity and protection efficacy of subunit-based smallpox vaccines using variola major antigens. Virology. 2008 Feb 05; 371(1):98-107.
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Terajima M, Cruz J, Leporati AM, Demkowicz WE, Kennedy JS, Ennis FA. Identification of vaccinia CD8+ T-cell epitopes conserved among vaccinia and variola viruses restricted by common MHC class I molecules, HLA-A2 or HLA-B7. Hum Immunol. 2006 Jul; 67(7):512-20.
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Liszewski MK, Leung MK, Hauhart R, Buller RM, Bertram P, Wang X, Rosengard AM, Kotwal GJ, Atkinson JP. Structure and regulatory profile of the monkeypox inhibitor of complement: comparison to homologs in vaccinia and variola and evidence for dimer formation. J Immunol. 2006 Mar 15; 176(6):3725-34.
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Yang H, Kim SK, Kim M, Reche PA, Morehead TJ, Damon IK, Welsh RM, Reinherz EL. Antiviral chemotherapy facilitates control of poxvirus infections through inhibition of cellular signal transduction. J Clin Invest. 2005 Feb; 115(2):379-87.
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Kim M, Yang H, Kim SK, Reche PA, Tirabassi RS, Hussey RE, Chishti Y, Rheinwald JG, Morehead TJ, Zech T, Damon IK, Welsh RM, Reinherz EL. Biochemical and functional analysis of smallpox growth factor (SPGF) and anti-SPGF monoclonal antibodies. J Biol Chem. 2004 Jun 11; 279(24):25838-48.
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Frey SE, Newman FK, Cruz J, Shelton WB, Tennant JM, Polach T, Rothman AL, Kennedy JS, Wolff M, Belshe RB, Ennis FA. Dose-related effects of smallpox vaccine. N Engl J Med. 2002 Apr 25; 346(17):1275-80.