Expression of avian leukosis virus proteins p27 and p19 in uninfected chicken, drake and quail cells

Normal, uninfected animal cells have an unique feature, the presence in their genome of genes (proviruses) identical or closely related to infectious exogenous retrovirus. The level of expression of these genes varies from individual to individual; from complete silence to the production of virus pa...

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Autores: Souza-Felippe, Júlia Maria Martins de, Higuchi, Tomoko
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1989
País:Brasil
Institución:Instituto Adolfo Lutz
Repositorio:Revista do Instituto Adolfo Lutz (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.saude.sp.gov.br:article/36952
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.saude.sp.gov.br/RIAL/article/view/36952
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Retrovirus
Endogenous virus
virus endogenous expression
RIA
Retrovírus
vírus endógeno
expressão de vírus endógenos
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Sumario:Normal, uninfected animal cells have an unique feature, the presence in their genome of genes (proviruses) identical or closely related to infectious exogenous retrovirus. The level of expression of these genes varies from individual to individual; from complete silence to the production of virus particles. Exogenous and endogenous virus proteins were purified from sonicated viruses passed through a Sepharose 6B column satured with 6M guanidinium hydrochloride. The presence of equivalents of antigens p27 and p19 was analysed by radioimmunoassay. The presence of endogenous virus components was investigated in CEP, heart, brain, tigh muscle and wing muscle of chicken, quail and drake. The function or significance of the proteins are not known. Immunological, hormonal and environmental factors remain to be studied.