Wide host range of murine sarcoma virus

Autor: Johng S. Rhim, Fuw G. Duh, Mina Lee Vernon, Robert J. Huebner
Rok vydání: 1973
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Zdroj: International journal of cancer. 12(3)
ISSN: 0020-7136
Popis: Cultures of canine, rabbit, porcine, avian, feline, bovine, simian and human origin were tested for their susceptibility to the Kirsten murine sarcoma virus (Ki-MSV). Data indicated that Ki-MSV replicates and transforms the cultures of canine embryo, rabbit kidney, porcine kidney, feline embryo, bovine embryo and human tumor cells. These morphologically altered cells contained infectious virus and group-specific (gs) complement-fixing (CF) antigen characteristic of viruses of the murine sarcoma-leukemia complex. The infected cultures produced type-C virus particles. RNA-dependent DNA polymerase activity was also demonstrable in the altered cells. The present results indicate that members of the murine sarcoma-leukemia virus complex, particularly Ki-MSV, exhibit a wider host range than was hitherto believed.
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