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Mutational and functional analysis of the C-terminal region of the C3H mouse mammary tumor virus superantigen.
Journal of virology - 1 Jun 1998
Wrona T J, Lozano M, Binhazim A A, Dudley J P
Abstract excerpt
The mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) encodes within the U3 region of the long terminal repeat (LTR) a protein known as the superantigen (Sag). Sag is needed for the efficient transmission of milk-borne virus from the gut to target tissue in the mammary gland. MMTV-infected B cells in the gut express Sag as a type II transmembrane protein that is recognized by the variable region of particular beta chains (Vbeta)...
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