Departamento de Biología Molecular y Celular
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
CNB-CSIC

Lab. Dr. José Francisco Rodríguez

Tel. +34 915854558 (office) / Tel. +34 915854533 (lab.)
Fax. +34 915854506

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Objetivos / Aims

El desarrollo de nuevas estrategias para el control de infecciones en aves causadas por el virus de la bursitis infecciosa del pollo, a traves del conocimiento funcional y estructural del mismo .
The development of new strategies to control infections in poultry caused by the infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV), through its functional and structural knowledge.

Memoria Científica 2003-2004

Research Summary 2003-2004


Personal / Staff

Jose Francisco Rodriguez Aguirre
Irene Saugar Gómez
Aitor Navarro Nieto
Ana Oña Blanco
Roberto Clemente Cervera
Dolores González de Llano
Laura Delgui
Yolanda Lorenzo Corrales
Nerea Irigoyen Vergara


Publicaciones recientes / Recent Publications:

Oña A, Luque D, Abaitua F, Maraver A, Caston JR, Rodriguez JF. (2004)
The C-terminal domain of the pVP2 precursor is essential for the interaction between VP2 and VP3, the capsid polypeptides of infectious bursal disease virus.
Virology 322:135-142.

Eichwald C, Rodriguez JF, Burrone OR. (2004)
Characterization of rotavirus NSP2/NSP5 interactions and the dynamics of viroplasm formation.
Journal of General Virolology 85: 625-634.

Cattoli G, Terregino C, Brasola V, Rodriguez JF, Capua I. (2003)
Development and preliminary validation of an ad hoc N1-N3 discriminatory test for the control of avian influenza in Italy.
Avian Diseases 47: 1060-1062.

Capua I, Terregino C, Cattoli G, Mutinelli F, Rodriguez JF. (2003)
Development of a DIVA (Differentiating Infected from Vaccinated Animals) strategy using a vaccine containing a heterologous neuraminidase for the control of avian influenza.
Avian Pathology 32:47-55.

Maraver A, Oña A, Abaitua F, Gonzalez D, Clemente R, Ruiz-Diaz JA, Caston JR, Pazos F, Rodriguez JF. (2003)
The oligomerization domain of VP3, the scaffolding protein of infectious bursal disease virus, plays a critical role in capsid assembly.
Journal of Virology 77:6438-6449.

Kochan G, Gonzalez D, Rodriguez JF.(2003)
Characterization of the RNA-binding activity of VP3, a major structural protein of Infectious bursal disease virus.
Archives of Virology 148:723-744.

Maraver A, Clemente R, Rodriguez JF, Lombardo E. (2003)
Identification and molecular characterization of the RNA polymerase-binding motif of infectious bursal disease virus inner capsid protein VP3.
Journal of Virology 77:2459-2468.



Last update: 2 November 2005
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