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The effect on cell phenotype of the mutagenic peptide of herpes simplex virus type-1.
European journal of cancer. Part B, Oral oncology - 1 Jul 1995
Das C M, Murrah V A, Zhang S, Wong G, Gilchrist E P, Shillitoe E J
Abstract excerpt
The transforming region of the genome of herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1) encodes a peptide that raises the mutation frequency of cells. To find the effect of this peptide on cell phenotype, three types of cells were transfected with a shuttle vector plasmid that expressed the peptide. When immortalised rat fibroblasts were transfected they rapidly became anchorage-independent with high efficiency, but were...
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