Genetic characterization of simian immunodeficiency virus isolated from an African mandrill.

doi:10.1007/BF01309624

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Genetic characterization of simian immunodeficiency virus isolated from an African mandrill.

Archives of virology - 1 Jan 1992

Sakai H, Sakuragi J, Sakuragi S, Shibata R, Hayami M, Ishimoto A, Adachi A

Abstract excerpt

We constructed an infectious molecular clone of simian immunodeficiency virus from an African mandrill (SIVMND). Upon transfection, this clone directed the production of progeny virus particles infectious to and cytopathic for CD4+ human leukemia cells. Thirteen frameshift proviral mutants with a...

Topics

Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Cloning, Molecular
Gene Products, rev
Gene Products, tat
Genes, Viral
Humans
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation
Papio
Restriction Mapping
Simian Immunodeficiency Virus
Tumor Cells, Cultured

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