The Nature and Organization of Retroviral Genes in Animal Cells

David R. Strayer, D.H. Gillespie (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

VI, 120 Seiten

2011 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980
Springer Wien (Verlag)
978-3-7091-8573-5 (ISBN)

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l RNA tumor viruses have become increasingly utilized in studies of cellular transformation and gene regulation. The genes of retroviruses exist in two forms; as extrachromosomal, RNA-containing, infectious particles and as DNA pro 2 viruses stably associated with cell genes. Components from the extracellular form can be collected in large quantity and purified for the preparation of molec ular probes. These probes can be used to dissect the sequence of events required for the establishment and expression of the integrated form. Furthermore the 2 genomes of retroviruses originated from normal cell genes, genes called virogenes - The nucleic acid and protein probes isolated from these viruses are therefore useful for studying the nature and expression of this normal cell gene and in elucidating the physiological role of its products. RNA tumor viruses perhaps offer us one of the most complete sets of biochemical reagents and biological responses for examining gene regulation in vertebrates and for studying the consequences of aberrant gene regulation on cell growth in tissue culture and in animals. Further more, there is an increasing conviction that virogenes play an important role in normal development and/or differentiation (RISSER, STOCKERT and OLD, 1978). Consequently, there is a growing feeling that DNA proviruses are altered viro genes and are capable of interfering with normal development or differentiation, causing reprogrammed growth or the incapacity to specialize.

I. Introduction.- II. Origin of Retroviruses.- III. Organization of Endogenous Retrovirus Genes.- IV. Organization of Infectious Retrovirus Genes.- V. Horizontal Transmission of Retroviruses Among Animals.- VI. Relatedness Among Retroviruses: Recombinant Viruses.- VII. Human Retroviruses.- 1. The Logical Problem.- 2. The Natural History of Primate, Type-C, RNA Viruses.- 3. Candidate Human Retroviruses.- VIII. Retrovirus Integration, Growth Regulation and Human Cancer.- References.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.12.2011
Reihe/Serie	Virology Monographs Die Virusforschung in Einzeldarstellungen
Zusatzinfo	VI, 120 p.
Verlagsort	Vienna
Sprache	englisch
Maße	170 x 244 mm
Gewicht	235 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Studium
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zellbiologie
Schlagworte	Gen • Gene • genes • Oncogenes • Onkogene Viren • Virale Transformation
ISBN-10	3-7091-8573-4 / 3709185734
ISBN-13	978-3-7091-8573-5 / 9783709185735
Zustand	Neuware