| Literature DB >> 6300833 |
Y K Fung, L B Crittenden, A M Fadly, H J Kung.
Abstract
The in vitro transforming potential of Rous sarcoma viruses has been shown to reside in a gene segment, v-src. To provide direct proof that the isolated v-src sequence contains all the information necessary for sarcoma induction in vivo, we have injected subgenomic and genomic cloned DNA carrying v-src directly into chickens. We report that v-src, without the complements of other viral genes, can effectively induce sarcomas in the host within weeks after injection. The sarcoma tumors generated by subgenomic v-src DNA are of mono- or oligoclonal origin. They have acquired v-src sequences in the genome and expressed high levels of src messages. Intact long terminal repeats do not seem to be essential in the tumorigenic process.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6300833 PMCID: PMC393375 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.80.2.353
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205