Molecular Evolution of Viruses — Past and Present: Evolution of Viruses by Acquisition of Cellular RNA and DNA

A: Virus Genes Acquired to Evade the Host Immune Responses.- Evolution of Viruses by Acquisition of Cellular RNA or DNA Nucleotide Sequences and Genes: An Introduction.- Immunomodulatory Functions Encoded by the E3 Transcription Unit of Adenoviruses.- Immune Escape by Hepatitis B Viruses.- MHC Class I-Subversive Gene Functions of Cytomegalovirus and their Regulation by Interferons-an Intricate Balance.- B: Acquisition of Cellular and Viral Genes by Herpes and Iridoviruses.- Marek’s Disease Herpesvirus Transforming Protein MEQ: a c-Jun Analogue with an Alternative Life Style.- Herpesvirus Homologues of Cellular Genes.- Iridovirus Homologues of Cellular Genes—Implications for the Molecular Evolution of Large DNA Viruses.- C: Poxvirus Gene Homologues of Cellular Genes.- Sequence and Functional Analysis of a Homolog of Interleukin-10 Encoded by the Parapoxvirus Orf Virus.- Myxoma Virus Expresses a TNF Receptor Homolog with two Distinct Functions.- Poxvirus Homologues of Cellular Genes.