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ArticleJournal of virology2004

Genome structure and thymic expression of an endogenous retrovirus in zebrafish.

Ching-Hung Shen, Lisa A Steiner

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Article in Journal of virology, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Ching-Hung ShenDepartment of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
Lisa A Steiner

Funding

STRUCTURE AND DIVERSITY IN THE IMMUNE SYSTEMR01AI008054 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI STEINER, LISA A · 1985 to 2004
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NIAID NIH HHS 2R01 AI08054NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI008054
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In a search for previously unknown genes that are required for lymphocyte development in zebrafish, a retroviral sequence was identified in a subtracted thymus cDNA library and in genomic DNA libraries. The provirus is 11.2 kb and contains intact open reading frames for the gag, pol, and env genes, as well as nearly identical flanking long terminal repeat sequences. As determined by in situ hybridization, the thymus appears to be a major tissue for retroviral expression in both larval and adult fish. Several viral transcripts were found by Northern blotting in the adult thymus. The provirus was found at the same genomic locus in sperm from four fish, suggesting that it is an endogenous retrovirus. Phylogenetic analysis indicates that it is closest to, yet distinct from, the cluster of murine leukemia virus-related retroviruses, suggesting that this virus represents a new group of retroviruses.

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Genome, ViralAnimalsCloning, MolecularEndogenous RetrovirusesGene LibraryGenomic LibraryMolecular Sequence DataPhylogenyProvirusesRNA, ViralSequence Analysis, DNAThymus GlandViral ProteinsZebrafishRNA, ViralViral Proteins

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PMID14694121
PMCPMC368747

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