title: The enhancin gene: One of the genetic determinants of population variation in baculoviral virulence.
abstract: It was established that the virulence of the North American baculovirus strain LdMNPV-45 is almost two orders of magnitude higher than the virulence of the Asian strain LdMNPV-27 and does not depend on the test host population (gypsy moth). The Asian strain carries deletions in bro-p and vef-1 genes (82 and 91%, respectively). In accordance with the published data, the product of the latter can greatly increase the virulence of the virus. This result indicates that the population polymorphism of the virulence of baculoviruses can be explained by the vef-1 gene deletion.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Frunze 11, Novosibirsk, 630091, Russia. martemyanov79@yahoo.com.|Biological Institute, Tomsk State University, pr. Lenina 36, Tomsk, 634050, Russia. martemyanov79@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Martemyanov
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. Akademika Lavrent'eva 8, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Kabilov
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. Akademika Lavrent'eva 8, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Tupikin
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. Akademika Lavrent'eva 8, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia.
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Baturina
authors.affiliation: Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Frunze 11, Novosibirsk, 630091, Russia.
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Belousova
authors.affiliation: USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, New York, USA.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Podgwaite
authors.affiliation: Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Frunze 11, Novosibirsk, 630091, Russia.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Ilynykh
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. Akademika Lavrent'eva 8, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Vlassov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016367:Baculoviridae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014644:Genetic Variation; D009036:Moths / Q000821:virology; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D014774:Virulence / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D014764:Viral Proteins