| Literature DB >> 26889025 |
Ariko Miyake1, Shinya Watanabe1, Takahiro Hiratsuka1, Jumpei Ito1, Minh Ha Ngo1, Isaac Makundi1, Junna Kawasaki1, Yasuyuki Endo2, Hajime Tsujimoto3, Kazuo Nishigaki4.
Abstract
Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) subgroups have emerged in infected cats via the mutation or recombination of the env gene of subgroup A FeLV (FeLV-A), the primary virus. We report the isolation and characterization of a novel env gene, TG35-2, and report that the TG35-2 pseudotype can be categorized as a novel FeLV subgroup. The TG35-2 envelope protein displays strong sequence identity to FeLV-A Env, suggesting that selection pressure in cats causes novel FeLV subgroups to emerge.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26889025 PMCID: PMC4836335 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.03229-15
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103