Download or read book Viruses and Apoptosis written by Covadonga Alonso and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-18 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using different viral models, molecular pathways regulated by viral genes and their role in the pathogenesis of infection are analyzed. The book also offers an update of known signaling pathways in apoptosis and their role in normal and infected cells. Special emphasis is given to molecular pathways underlying viral transformation and oncogenesis and how research in this area is opening opportunities in cancer therapy.