Periodic Reporting for period 4 - UbiProPox (Modulation of the Ubiquitin Proteasome System During Multiple Stages of the Poxvirus Lifecycle)

Vaccinia virus (VACV), the prototypic poxvirus, is a large, enveloped, DNA virus characterized by its cytoplasmic site of replication and large subset of genes. Due to the complexity of VACV, the majority of studies focus on the virus rather than the host cell. Thus, the...