Article
Evolution of broad host range in retroviruses leads to cell death mediated by highly cytopathic variants.
Journal of virology - 1 Jan 2006
Rainey G Jonah A, Coffin John M
Abstract excerpt
The ability of many retroviruses to cause disease can be correlated to their cytopathic effect (CPE) in tissue culture characterized by an acute period of cell death and viral DNA accumulation. Here, we show that mutants of a subgroup B avian retrovirus (Alpharetrovirus) cause a very dramatic CPE in certain susceptible avian cells that is coincident with elevated levels of apoptosis, as measured by nuclear...
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