| Literature DB >> 6278422 |
H van der Putten, W Quint, I M Verma, A Berns.
Abstract
The DNase I sensitivity of chromosomal DNA regions carrying integrated proviral genomes of Moloney (M-MuLV) and AKR Murine Leukemia Virus (AKR-MuLV), and the cellular homologue of the mos-gene (c-mos) of Moloney Sarcoma Virus (MSV) were studied in tumor tissues of leukemic mice. The genetically transmitted sequences of M-MuLV, AKR-MuLV, and the c-mos gene are all in DNase I resistant chromatin conformations in M-MuLV-induced tumors. Each M-MuLV-induced tumor contained at least one somatically acquired integrated recombinant MuLV genome that displayed two main characteristic features of active chromatin: a) a configuration hypersensitive to DNase I, and b) extensive hypomethylation. DNase I hypersensitive sites were mapped at the junction of cellular sequences and the 5'-viral large terminal repeat (LTR). Expression of a recombinant MuLV seems therefore to be a necessary feature to maintain the transformed state.Entities:
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Year: 1982 PMID: 6278422 PMCID: PMC326159 DOI: 10.1093/nar/10.2.577
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nucleic Acids Res ISSN: 0305-1048 Impact factor: 16.971