Structure and expression of endogenous retroviral sequences in the permanent LMH chicken cell line.

Poult Sci

Centre de Génétique Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS UMR106, Université Claude Bernard, Villeurbanne, France.

Published: January 1995

From DNA mapping data, four endogenous proviral loci have been observed in the chicken permanent cell line LMH. The locus corresponding to endogenous virus (ev) ev1 is present in duplicate whereas the locus corresponding to ev3 is present in one copy. The other loci are probably ev6 and a solitary long terminal repeat. A RNA Northern blot analysis revealed both ev3 and ev6 transcripts but no ev1 transcript was detected. Using avian leukosis virus (ALV)-based vectors, transcomplementing assays were performed. They demonstrate the correct expression and maturation of endogenous env proteins and the absence of production of functional gag and pol components, indicating that these cells are not competent for viral production.

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