The genus Nucleopolyhedrovirus (NPV) of the family Baculoviridae can be subdivided phylogenetically into two groups. The same division can be made on the basis of their budded virus (BV) envelope...
Westenberg, M., Uijtdewilligen, P., Vlak, J.M.
Group II nucleopolyhedroviruses (NPVs), e.g. Helicoverpa armigera (Hear) NPV and Spodoptera exigua (Se) MNPV (multiple NPV), lack a GP64-like protein that is present in group I NPVs, e.g. Autographa...
Pan, X., Long, G., Wang, R.R., Hou, S., Wang, H., Zheng, Y., ...
The open reading frame Ha107 of Helicoverpa armigera single nucleocapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus (HearNPV) encodes a putative protein of 51 kDa with homologues in a few group II NPVs and a granulovirus....
Westenberg, M., Uijtdewilligen, P., Vlak, J.M.
Group II nucleopolyhedroviruses (NPVs), e.g. Helicoverpa armigera (Hear) NPV and Spodoptera exigua (Se) MNPV (multiple NPV), lack a GP64-like protein that is present in group I NPVs, e.g. Autographa...
Functional analysis of HearNPV putative anti-apoptosis genes (2007)
Liang, C., Chen, X., Oers, M.M., Van, Vlak, J.M., Westenberg, M.
Ince, I.A., Westenberg, M., Demirbag, Z, Vlak, J.M., Nalcacioglu, R., Oers, M.M., Van
Long, G., Westenberg, M., Wang, H, Vlak, J.M., Hu, Z.
In the family Baculoviridae, two distinct envelope fusion proteins are identified in budded virions (BVs). GP64 is the major envelope fusion protein of group I nucleopolyhedrovirus (NPV) BVs. An...
Long, G., Pan, X., Westenberg, M., Vlak, J.M.
In the family Baculoviridae, two distinct envelope fusion proteins are identified in budded virions (BVs). GP64 is the major envelope fusion protein of group I nucleopolyhedrovirus (NPV) BVs. An...
Long, G., Pan, M., Westenberg, M., Vlak, J.M.
F proteins from baculovirus nucleopolyhedrovirus (NPV) group II members are the major budded virus (BV) viral envelope fusion proteins. They undergo furin-like proteolysis processing in order to be...
Ha 1 35, a unique nonstructural protein of HearNPV, is not essential for viral propagation (2006)
Pan, X., Long, G., Westenberg, M., Hou, S., Deng, F., Wang, H, ...
Westenberg, M., Heinhuis, B., Zuidema, D., Vlak, J.M.
White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) is a major disease in crustaceans, particularly shrimp, due to the current intensity of aquaculture practices. Novel strategies including vaccination to control this...
On the analogy of baculovirus and whispovirus DNA binding proteins (2005)
Westenberg, M., Witteveldt, J., Taludhar, E., Boyong, M.F., Vlak, J.M.
The baculovirus DNA-binding proteins P6.9 are involved in the condensation and packing of the dsDNA genome. These proteins are rich in arginines and serines, but differ in length among virus species...
Functional analysis of a novel baculovirus envelope fusion protein (2004)
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Westenberg, M., Veenman, F., Roode, E.C., Goldbach, R.W., Vlak, J.M.
Group II nucleopolyhedroviruses (NPVs), e.g., Spodoptera exigua MNPV, lack a GP64-like protein that is present in group I NPVs but have an unrelated envelope fusion protein named F. In contrast to...
Functional analysis of the fusion domain of baculovirus F proteins (2003)
Westenberg, M., Lung, O., Zuidema, D., Blissard, G.W., Vlak, J.M.
Characteristics of a baculovirus envelope fusion protein (2003)
Zuidema, D., Westenberg, M., Lung, O., Veenman, F., Blissard, G.W., Goldbach, R.W., ...
Furin is involved in baculovirus envelope fusion protein activation (2002)
Westenberg, M., Wang, H., IJkel, W.F.J., Goldbach, R.W., Vlak, J.M., Zuidema, D.
The Spodoptera exigua multicapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus (SeMNPV) Se8 gene was recently shown to encode the viral envelope fusion (F) protein. A 60-kDa C-terminal subunit (F1) of the 76-kDa primary...
Functional analysis of the group II nucleopolyhedrovirus envelope fusion protein (2002)
Westenberg, M., Long, G., Wang, H., Veenman, F., Blissard, G.W., Goldbach, R.W., ...
On the function of the nucleopolyhedrovirus group II envelope fusion protein (2002)
Vlak, J.M., Westenberg, M., Wang, H., Veenman, F., Goldbach, R.W., Zuidema, D., ...
Long, G., Westenberg, M., Wang, H., Usmany, M., Chen, X., Zuidema, D., ...
Bowden, T.R., Westenberg, M., Wang, L.F., Eaton, B.T., Boyle, D.B.
Menangle virus (MenV), isolated in August 1997 following an outbreak of reproductive disease in a piggery in New South Wales, is the second previously unclassified member of the family...
Furin cleavage is required for baculovirus entry into insect cells (2001)
Westenberg, M., IJkel, W.F.J., Wang, H., Goldbach, R.W., Vlak, J.M., Zuidema, D.
A novel baculovirus envelope fusion protein with a proprotein convertase cleavage site (2000)
IJkel, W.F.J., Westenberg, M., Goldbach, R.W., Blissard, G.W., Vlak, J.M., Zuidema, D.
The entry mechanism of Spodoptera exigua multicapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus (SeMNPV), a group II NPV, in cultured cells was examined. SeMNPV budded virus (BV) enters by endocytosis as do the BVs of the...
Three major structural proteins of White Spot Syndrome Virus have evolved by gene duplication (2000)
Hulten, M.C.W., Van, Zandbergen, F., Westenberg, M., Goodall, S.D., Vlak, J.M.
Identification of two major virion protein genes of white spot syndrome virus of shrimp (2000)
Hulten, M.C.W., Van, Westenberg, M., Goodall, S.D., Vlak, J.M.
White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) is an invertebrate virus, causing considerable mortality in shrimp. Two structural proteins of WSSV were identified. WSSV virions are enveloped nucleocapsids with a...