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Second site mutation in the virus envelope expands the host range of a cytopathic variant of Moloney murine leukemia virus.
Virology - 10 Nov 2012
Ferrarone John, Knoper Ryan C, Li Randolph, Kozak Christine A
Abstract excerpt
Spl574 MLV (murine leukemia virus) is a variant of Moloney ecotropic MLV (MoMLV) that is cytopathic in Mus dunni cells and restricted by other mouse cells. Its host range and cytopathicity are due to a mutation, S82F, at a site critical for binding to the CAT-1 receptor. To identify residues that affect affinity for receptor variants, virus with S82F was passed in restrictive cells. The env genes of the adapted...
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