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Defective viral particles (DVP) were isolated from the medium of chicken myeloblasts transformed by avian myeloblastosis virus (AMV) in the absence of helper viruses (non-producer myeloblasts). A 60S genomic RNA complex of AMV was isolated from DVP and translated in vitro. The predominant translation product was the gag polyprotein precursor Pr76gag.
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PMID:Translation of avian myeloblastosis virus genomic RNA in vitro. 810 60

Recent studies have revealed that 'human retrovirus-5' sequences found in human samples belong to a rabbit endogenous retrovirus family named RERV-H. A part of the gag-pro region of the RERV-H genome was amplified by PCR from DNA in human samples and several forms of RERV-H protease were expressed in bacteria. The RERV-H protease was able to cleave itself from a precursor protein and was also able to cleave the RERV-H Gag polyprotein precursor in vitro whereas a form of the protease with a mutation engineered into the active site was inactive. Potential N- and C-terminal autocleavage sites were characterized. The RERV-H protease was sensitive to pepstatin A, showing it to be an aspartic protease. Moreover, it was strongly inhibited by PYVPheStaAMT, a pseudopeptide inhibitor specific for Mason-Pfizer monkey virus and avian myeloblastosis-associated virus. A structural model of the RERV-H protease was constructed that, together with the activity data, confirms that this is a retroviral aspartic protease.
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PMID:Rabbit endogenous retrovirus-H encodes a functional protease. 1253 18

Five hybridoma cell lines which secrete antibodies to avian leukosis/ sarcoma (ALV) group-specific (gs) antigens (gag gene products) have been established. The hybrid cells resulted from fusion of P3/X63-Ag8.653 myeloma cells with splenocytes of BALB/c mice which had been immunised with purified avian myeloblastosis virus (AMV). Screening of supernatant fluids was performed by an indirect double antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (IDAS-ELISA) and the immunoelectroblotting technique. Three hybrid clones secrete monoclonal antibodies (MCA) to 27,000 dalton polypeptides (p27) and two hybridomas produce monoclonal antibody directed to 19,000 dalton phosphoprotein (pp19). All five monoclonal antibodies belong to mouse immunoglobulin isotype IgG(1). MCAs directed to different ALV-p27 epitopes can replace polyclonal rabbit or hamster anti-gs sera in the DAS-ELISA in use for the detection of congenitally ALV-shedding hens. In albumen samples a 16- to 32-fold increase of sensitivity of ALV gs-antigen detection was obtained as compared to the DAS-ELISA employing polyclonal sera. Gs-antigens of a purified AMV preparation were detectable up to minimal concentrations of 13 pg/ml.
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PMID:Application of monoclonal antibodies in the avian leukosis virus GS-antigen ELISA. 1876 97

The xenotropic murine leukemia virus (MLV)-related viruses (XMRV) have been reported in persons with prostate cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome, and less frequently in blood donors. Polytropic MLVs have also been described in persons with CFS and blood donors. However, many studies have failed to confirm these findings, raising the possibility of contamination as a source of the positive results. One PCR reagent, Platinum Taq polymerase (pol) has been reported to contain mouse DNA that produces false-positive MLV PCR results. We report here the finding of a large number of PCR reagents that have low levels of MLV sequences. We found that recombinant reverse-transcriptase (RT) enzymes from six companies derived from either MLV or avian myeloblastosis virus contained MLV pol DNA sequences but not gag or mouse DNA sequences. Sequence and phylogenetic analysis showed high relatedness to Moloney MLV, suggesting residual contamination with an RT-containing plasmid. In addition, we identified contamination with mouse DNA and a variety of MLV sequences in commercially available human DNAs from leukocytes, brain tissues, and cell lines. These results identify new sources of MLV contamination and highlight the importance of careful pre-screening of commercial specimens and diagnostic reagents to avoid false-positive MLV PCR results.
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PMID:Detection of murine leukemia virus or mouse DNA in commercial RT-PCR reagents and human DNAs. 2220 95


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