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Pathogenicity of a mutant friend spleen focus-forming virus encoding an Env-like membrane glycoprotein (gp55) with substitution by a xenotropic murine leukemia virus Env gp70 sequence. 1998

T Yugawa, and H Amanuma
Gene Technology and Safety Laboratory, Tsukuba Life Science Center, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Ibaraki, Japan.

Friend spleen focus-forming virus (F-SFFV) is a replication-defective acutely leukemogenic mouse retrovirus and encodes an envelope protein (Env)-like membrane glycoprotein (gp55) in its defective env gene, which is responsible for the early stage of the viral leukemogenesis. Gp55 is a modified Env protein and contains a polytropic mink cell focus-inducing (MCF) murine leukemia virus (MuLV) Env gp70-derived sequence in its amino-terminal region. To evaluate the possibility that the presumed binding of gp55 to an MCF MuLV receptor protein has some role in leukemogenesis, we examined the biological activities of a mutant gp55 (XE gp55), which has a xenotropic MuLV Env gp70 amino-terminal region. XE gp55 displayed almost the same biological activities as the wild-type gp55, excluding the above possibility.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008811 Mice, Inbred DBA An inbred strain of mouse. Specific substrains are used in a variety of areas of BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH such as DBA/1J, which is used as a model for RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. Mice, DBA,Mouse, DBA,Mouse, Inbred DBA,DBA Mice,DBA Mice, Inbred,DBA Mouse,DBA Mouse, Inbred,Inbred DBA Mice,Inbred DBA Mouse
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
D009052 Leukemia Virus, Murine Species of GAMMARETROVIRUS, containing many well-defined strains, producing leukemia in mice. Disease is commonly induced by injecting filtrates of propagable tumors into newborn mice. Graffi Virus,Graffi's Chloroleukemic Strain,Leukemia Viruses, Murine,Mouse Leukemia Viruses,Murine Leukemia Virus,Murine Leukemia Viruses,Graffi Chloroleukemic Strain,Graffis Chloroleukemic Strain,Leukemia Viruses, Mouse
D009154 Mutation Any detectable and heritable change in the genetic material that causes a change in the GENOTYPE and which is transmitted to daughter cells and to succeeding generations. Mutations
D011991 Receptors, Virus Specific molecular components of the cell capable of recognizing and interacting with a virus, and which, after binding it, are capable of generating some signal that initiates the chain of events leading to the biological response. Viral Entry Receptor,Viral Entry Receptors,Virus Attachment Factor,Virus Attachment Factors,Virus Attachment Receptor,Virus Attachment Receptors,Virus Entry Receptor,Virus Entry Receptors,Virus Receptor,Virus Receptors,Attachment Factor, Virus,Attachment Factors, Virus,Attachment Receptor, Virus,Attachment Receptors, Virus,Entry Receptor, Viral,Entry Receptor, Virus,Entry Receptors, Viral,Entry Receptors, Virus,Receptor, Viral Entry,Receptor, Virus,Receptor, Virus Attachment,Receptor, Virus Entry,Receptors, Viral Entry,Receptors, Virus Attachment,Receptors, Virus Entry
D002478 Cells, Cultured Cells propagated in vitro in special media conducive to their growth. Cultured cells are used to study developmental, morphologic, metabolic, physiologic, and genetic processes, among others. Cultured Cells,Cell, Cultured,Cultured Cell
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
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001667 Binding, Competitive The interaction of two or more substrates or ligands with the same binding site. The displacement of one by the other is used in quantitative and selective affinity measurements. Competitive Binding
D013155 Spleen Focus-Forming Viruses Strains of MURINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS that are replication-defective and rapidly transforming. The envelope gene plays an essential role in initiating erythroleukemia (LEUKEMIA, ERYTHROBLASTIC, ACUTE), manifested by splenic foci, SPLENOMEGALY, and POLYCYTHEMIA. Spleen focus-forming viruses are generated by recombination with endogenous retroviral sequences. Friend spleen focus-forming virus,Rauscher Spleen Focus-Forming Virus,SFFV,Focus-Forming Virus, Spleen,Focus-Forming Viruses, Spleen,Friend spleen focus forming virus,Spleen Focus Forming Viruses,Spleen Focus-Forming Virus

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