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PMID: 7321107 Published · ppublish English Journal Article

Proposal for naming host cell-derived inserts in retrovirus genomes.

Journal of virology ·Vol. 40 ·No. 3 ·1981-12-00 ·Pages 953-7

Coffin JM, Varmus HE, Bishop JM, Essex M, Hardy WD, Martin GS, Rosenberg NE, Scolnick EM, Weinberg RA, Vogt PK

Abstract

We propose a system for naming inserted sequences in transforming retroviruses (i.e., onc genes), based on using trivial names derived from a prototype strain of virus.

MeSH Terms
Base Sequence Cell Transformation, Neoplastic Cell Transformation, Viral Genes, Viral Recombination, Genetic Retroviridae/genetics Terminology as Topic Viral Proteins/genetics
Chemicals
Viral Proteins
Authors & Affiliations
10 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Coffin J M
Varmus H E
Bishop J M
Essex M
Hardy W D
Martin G S
Rosenberg N E
Scolnick E M
Weinberg R A
Vogt P K
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of virology
Abbr.
J Virol
ISSN
0022-538X
DOI
10.1128/JVI.40.3.953-957.1981
Published
1981-12-00
Pages
953-7
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
0113724
PMCID
PMC256709
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/JVI.40.3.953-957.1981 PMC Full Text View journal details
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