Gammaretrovirus
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| Gammaretrovirus | |
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| Virus classification | |
| Group: | Group VI (ssRNA-RT) |
| Family: | Retroviridae |
| Subfamily: | Orthoretrovirinae |
| Genus: | Gammaretrovirus |
| Type species | |
| Murine leukemia virus |
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Mammalian virus group
Replication defective viruses
Reptilian virus group Avian (Reticuloendotheliosis) virus group |
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A gammaretrovirus is a genus of the retroviridae family. Example species are the murine leukemia virus and the feline leukemia virus.[1]
Many endogenous retroviruses, closely related to exogenous gammaretroviruses, are present in the DNA of mammals (including humans), birds, reptiles and amphibians.[citation needed]
Many of the Gammaretroviruses share a conserved RNA structural element called a core encapsidation signal.[2] XMRV has been implicated as a possible human gammaretrovirus [1], but to date, natural human infection remains to be proven.
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[edit] References
- ^ http://www.expasy.org/viralzone/all_by_species/67.html Viralzone: Gammaretrovirus
- ^ D'Souza V, Dey A, Habib D, Summers MF (2004). "NMR structure of the 101-nucleotide core encapsidation signal of the Moloney murine leukemia virus.". J Mol Biol 337 (2): 427–42. doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2004.01.037. PMID 15003457.
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