helper viruses

Preferred Label : helper viruses;

MeSH definition : Viruses which enable defective viruses to replicate or to form a protein coat by complementing the missing gene function of the defective (satellite) virus. Helper and satellite may be of the same or different genus.;

MeSH synonym : virus, helper; viruses, helper; helper virus;

MeSH annotation : enable defective viruses to replicate or to form a protein coat; coord IM with specific virus (IM);

Details

Origin ID

D006378;

UMLS CUI

C0018895;

Allowable qualifiers
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- growth and development [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- isolation and purification [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathogenicity [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- ultrastructure [MeSH Qualifier]
Record concept(s)
- helper viruses [MeSH concept]
See also
- rna, satellite [MeSH Descriptor]
- satellite viruses [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Virus [UMLS semantic type]

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