Applications of Baculoviruses: Expression Factories, Vaccines and VLPs, Gene Delivery Vectors, and Virus Genetics Models
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "Invertebrate Viruses".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2025 | Viewed by 56
Special Issue Editors
Interests: insect virus biology; baculovirus expression systems; baculovirus-host cell interactions at cellular level; molecular virology; insect virology; the biology and replication of insect baculoviruses in cultured insect cells and in larvae; the role of non-essential genes encoding proteins; the trafficking of virus proteins and particles through insect cells; baculoviruses as gene expression vectors
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Interests: baculovirus genetic diversity; virus-host interactions; biological control with viruses
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Studies on baculoviruses represent a large share of the insect virus research portfolio, partly due to the widespread use of this virus family in biotechnological applications since the landmark studies of Miller and Summers in the 1980s. In recent years, growing knowledge of the replication cycle of these viruses has allowed for expanding their use and improving the expression of heterologous genes, both in terms of quantity and quality. The use of baculoviruses for the control of insect pests has been specifically addressed in two recent Special Issues; however, new approaches in this field continue to emerge. Baculoviruses are also used as models for other pathogens, as they possess a narrow host range. In this Special Issue, we would like to produce a collection of papers showing the variety of applications of this virus family across agriculture, biotechnology and medicine. We also hope that this collection will promote further developments due to the cross-fertilization of the ideas presented across the various contributions.
Prof. Dr. Linda King
Prof. Dr. Miguel López-Ferber
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- baculovirus
- baculovirus–host cell interactions
- baculovirus genetic diversity
- baculovirus expression
- baculovirus technology applications
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