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Effects of the gag region on genome stability: avian retroviral vectors that contain sequences from the Bryan strain of Rous sarcoma virus. 1994

M J Federspiel, and S H Hughes

ABL-Basic Research Program, NCI-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, Maryland 21702-1201.

We have previously described replication-competent Schmidt Ruppin-A Rous sarcoma virus (RSV)-based retroviral vectors that can be used to deliver and express genes in avian cells. We have continued to modify the prototype vectors to develop a more versatile and efficient system. Substitution of the polymerase (pol) region from the Bryan high-titer RSV (BH-RSV) for the SR-A RSV pol region of these retroviral vectors causes these viruses to replicate more efficiently. We cloned the gag regions from two independent BH-RSV-transformed cell lines and tested whether substituting either of these gag regions would improve the replication and/or gene expression of the vectors. Chimeric vectors were constructed in which the gag region of the prototype vector (SR-A RSV) was replaced with the corresponding segment of BH-RSV gag in vectors that had either the original SR-A RSV pol or the BH-RSV pol region. All vectors contained the bacterial chloramphenicol acetyltransferase gene (CAT). The results indicate that different SR-A RSV and BH-RSV gag-pol chimeras can significantly affect the level of viral and CAT gene expression. The insertion of one of the BH-RSV gag regions, but not the other, gave rise to viruses with unstable genomes.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008969	Molecular Sequence Data	Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories.	Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D003001	Cloning, Molecular	The insertion of recombinant DNA molecules from prokaryotic and/or eukaryotic sources into a replicating vehicle, such as a plasmid or virus vector, and the introduction of the resultant hybrid molecules into recipient cells without altering the viability of those cells.	Molecular Cloning
D005814	Genes, Viral	The functional hereditary units of VIRUSES.	Viral Genes,Gene, Viral,Viral Gene
D005822	Genetic Vectors	DNA molecules capable of autonomous replication within a host cell and into which other DNA sequences can be inserted and thus amplified. Many are derived from PLASMIDS; BACTERIOPHAGES; or VIRUSES. They are used for transporting foreign genes into recipient cells. Genetic vectors possess a functional replicator site and contain GENETIC MARKERS to facilitate their selective recognition.	Cloning Vectors,Shuttle Vectors,Vectors, Genetic,Cloning Vector,Genetic Vector,Shuttle Vector,Vector, Cloning,Vector, Genetic,Vector, Shuttle,Vectors, Cloning,Vectors, Shuttle
D000595	Amino Acid Sequence	The order of amino acids as they occur in a polypeptide chain. This is referred to as the primary structure of proteins. It is of fundamental importance in determining PROTEIN CONFORMATION.	Protein Structure, Primary,Amino Acid Sequences,Sequence, Amino Acid,Sequences, Amino Acid,Primary Protein Structure,Primary Protein Structures,Protein Structures, Primary,Structure, Primary Protein,Structures, Primary Protein
D001358	Avian Sarcoma Viruses	Group of alpharetroviruses (ALPHARETROVIRUS) producing sarcomata and other tumors in chickens and other fowl and also in pigeons, ducks, and RATS.	Avian Sarcoma Virus B77,Chicken Sarcoma Virus B77,Chicken Tumor 1 Virus,Fujinami sarcoma virus,Sarcoma Viruses, Avian,Avian Sarcoma Virus,Fujinami sarcoma viruses,Sarcoma Virus, Avian,Virus, Avian Sarcoma,Viruses, Avian Sarcoma,sarcoma virus, Fujinami,virus, Fujinami sarcoma,viruses, Fujinami sarcoma
D001483	Base Sequence	The sequence of PURINES and PYRIMIDINES in nucleic acids and polynucleotides. It is also called nucleotide sequence.	DNA Sequence,Nucleotide Sequence,RNA Sequence,DNA Sequences,Base Sequences,Nucleotide Sequences,RNA Sequences,Sequence, Base,Sequence, DNA,Sequence, Nucleotide,Sequence, RNA,Sequences, Base,Sequences, DNA,Sequences, Nucleotide,Sequences, RNA
D015750	Genes, gag	DNA sequences that form the coding region for proteins associated with the viral core in retroviruses. gag is short for group-specific antigen.	gag Genes,gag Gene,Gene, gag
D015751	Genes, pol	DNA sequences that form the coding region for retroviral enzymes including reverse transcriptase, protease, and endonuclease/integrase. "pol" is short for polymerase, the enzyme class of reverse transcriptase.	pol Genes,pol Gene,Gene, pol