r than in transcription, gene regulation, DNA replication, or in the assembly of BV and ODV particles. A systematic analysis of knock-out mutants would help in the further functional assignment of AcMNPV ORFs.
Detailed information on the molecular genetics and functional biology of AcMNPV ORFs will contribute to the further development, tailoring and improvement of baculoviruses as biocontrol agents, protein expression vectors and as vectors for gene therapy. This Encyclopedia of AcMNPV genes should be the starting point and further contribute to this venture.
The draft of this manuscript was almost completed when a web-based publication by George F. Rohrmann on "Baculovirus Molecular Biology" was made public.
David Cohen, Bryn Davis and Martin Marek were financed by the project BACULOGENES of the European Union (LSHB-CT-2006-037541). Monique van Oers was sponsored by the Netherlands Scientific Organisation (NWO) MEERVOUD program.
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