Article
The vif gene is essential for efficient replication of caprine arthritis encephalitis virus in goat synovial membrane cells and affects the late steps of the virus replication cycle.
Journal of virology - 1 Jun 1995
Harmache A, Bouyac M, Audoly G, Hieblot C, Peveri P, Vigne R, Suzan M
Abstract excerpt
Complex retrovirus genomes contain a variable number of accessory genes, among which is the vif gene. We investigated in vitro the role of the vif gene of caprine arthritis encephalitis virus (CAEV) by studying the phenotype of five vif mutants after infection of primary goat synovial membrane (GSM) cells and blood-derived monocytes/macrophages. Any deletion introduced into the vif gene resulted in slow and low...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Arthritis-Encephalitis Virus, Caprine
- Base Sequence
- Cells, Cultured
- Cloning, Molecular
- DNA Primers
- Genes, vif
- Genetic Complementation Test
- Goats
