Sarcoma Virus, Woolly Monkey [WMSV]
- Terms
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Sarcoma Viruses, Simian
Simian Sarcoma Viruses
Wooley monkey sarcoma virus
Woolly Monkey Virus
A species of GAMMARETROVIRUS producing tumors in primates. Originally isolated from a fibrosarcoma in a woolly monkey, WMSV is a replication-defective v-onc virus which carries the sis oncogene. In order to propagate, WMSV requires a replication-competent helper virus.
- Annotation
- infection: coordinate with RETROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS + TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS
- DUI
- D012842 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0019887
- Previous indexing
- Oncogenic Viruses (1966-1977); Retroviridae (1972-1977)
- History note
- 2002 (1978); was SIMIAN SARCOMA VIRUSES 1978-93 (see under BUNYAVIRIDAE 1989-90, see under RETROVIRIDAE 1981-88, see under LEUKOVIRUSES 1978-80)
- Public note
- 2002; see SARCOMA VIRUSES, SIMIAN 1994-2001, see SIMIAN SARCOMA VIRUSES 1991-1993, see BUNYAVIRIDAE 1989-1990, see RETROVIRIDAE 1981-1988, see LEUKOVIRUSES 1978-1980
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- CH
- chemistry
- CL
- classification
- DE
- drug effects
- EN
- enzymology
- GE
- genetics
- GD
- growth & development
- IM
- immunology
- IP
- isolation & purification
- ME
- metabolism
- PY
- pathogenicity
- PH
- physiology
- RE
- radiation effects
- UL
- ultrastructure