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Yee JL, Grant RF, Van Rompay KKA, Roberts JA, Kuller L, Cunningham JL, Simmons JH, Papin JF. In vitro and In vivo Susceptibility of Baboons ( Papio sp.) to Infection with and Apparent Antibody Reactivity to Simian Betaretrovirus (SRV). Comp Med 2020; 70:75-82. [PMID: 31747991 PMCID: PMC7024778 DOI: 10.30802/aalas-cm-19-000014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Revised: 03/04/2019] [Accepted: 04/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Despite the lack of confirmed reports of an exogenous Simian betaretrovirus (SRV) isolated from baboons (Papio sp.), reports of simian endogenous gammaretrovirus (SERV) in baboons with complete genomes suggest that such viruses may be potentially infectious. In addition, serologic tests have repeatedly demonstrated antibody reactivity to SRV in baboons from multiple colonies. These findings complicate the management and use of such animals for research. To provide further insight into this situation, we performed in vitro and in vivo studies to determine if baboons are or can be infected with SRV. In our initial experiment, we were not able to isolate SRV from 6 seropositive or sero-indeterminate baboons by coculturing their peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) with macaque PBMC or permissive cell lines. In a subsequent experiment, we found that baboon PBMC infected in vitro with high dose SRV were permissive to virus replication. To test in vivo infectibil- ity, groups of naive baboons were infused intravenously with either (i) the same SRV tissue culture virus stocks used for the in vitro studies, (ii) SRV antibody positive and PCR positive macaque blood, (iii) SRV antibody positive or indeterminate, but PCR negative baboon blood, or (iv) SRV antibody and PCR negative baboon blood. Sustained SRV infection, as defined by reproducible PCR detection and/or antibody seroconversion, was confirmed in 2 of 3 baboons receiving tissue culture virus but not in any recipients of transfused blood from seropositive macaques or baboons. In conclusion, the data indicate that even though baboon cells can be infected experimentally with high doses of tissue culture grown SRV, baboons that are repeatedly SRV antibody positive and PCR negative are unlikely to be infected with exogenous SRV and thus are unlikely to transmit a virus that would threaten the SPF status of captive baboon colonies.
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- JoAnn L Yee
- California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, California
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- Washington National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, California
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- California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, California
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- Washington National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, California
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- Michale E. Keeling Center for Comparative Medicine and Research, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Bastrop, Texas; and
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- Department of Pathology, Division of Comparative Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Hwa CZR, Tsai SP, Yee JL, Van Rompay KK, Roberts JA. Evidence of simian retrovirus type D by polymerase chain reaction. J Med Primatol 2017; 46:79-86. [PMID: 28370081 DOI: 10.1111/jmp.12266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Over the past few years, there have been reports of finding Simian retrovirus type D (SRV) in macaque colonies where some animals were characterized as antibody positive but virus negative raising questions about how SRV was transmitted or whether there is a variant strain detected by antibody but not polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in current use. METHODS We developed a three-round nested PCR assay using degenerate primers targeting the pol gene to detect for SRV serotypes 1-5 and applied this newly validated PCR assay to test macaque DNA samples collected in China from 2010 to 2015. RESULTS Using the nested PCR assay validated in this study, we found 0.15% of the samples archived on FTA® cards were positive. CONCLUSIONS The source of SRV infection identified within domestic colonies might have originated from imported macaques. The multiplex nested PCR assay developed here may supplement the current assays for SRV.
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- Christian Z R Hwa
- Pathogen Detection Laboratory (PDL), California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC), University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Pathogen Detection Laboratory (PDL), California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC), University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Pathogen Detection Laboratory (PDL), California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC), University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Pathogen Detection Laboratory (PDL), California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC), University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Pathogen Detection Laboratory (PDL), California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC), University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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Junková P, Prchal J, Spiwok V, Pleskot R, Kadlec J, Krásný L, Hynek R, Hrabal R, Ruml T. Molecular aspects of the interaction between Mason-Pfizer monkey virus matrix protein and artificial phospholipid membrane. Proteins 2016; 84:1717-1727. [PMID: 27578150 DOI: 10.1002/prot.25156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2015] [Revised: 08/04/2016] [Accepted: 08/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The Mason-Pfizer monkey virus is a type D retrovirus, which assembles its immature particles in the cytoplasm prior to their transport to the host cell membrane. The association with the membrane is mediated by the N-terminally myristoylated matrix protein. To reveal the role of particular residues which are involved in the capsid-membrane interaction, covalent labelling of arginine, lysine and tyrosine residues of the Mason-Pfizer monkey virus matrix protein bound to artificial liposomes containing 95% of phosphatidylcholine and 5% phosphatidylinositol-(4,5)-bisphosphate (PI(4,5)P2 ) was performed. The experimental results were interpreted by multiscale molecular dynamics simulations. The application of these two complementary approaches helped us to reveal that matrix protein specifically recognizes the PI(4,5)P2 molecule by the residues K20, K25, K27, K74, and Y28, while the residues K92 and K93 stabilizes the matrix protein orientation on the membrane by the interaction with another PI(4,5)P2 molecule. Residues K33, K39, K54, Y66, Y67, and K87 appear to be involved in the matrix protein oligomerization. All arginine residues remained accessible during the interaction with liposomes which indicates that they neither contribute to the interaction with membrane nor are involved in protein oligomerization. Proteins 2016; 84:1717-1727. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- P Junková
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic.,Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of molecular structure characterisation, Institute of Microbiology of the ASCR, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic.,Department of Cancer Biology, Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic
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Kim J, Kim JH, Hwang ES. Induction of PERV antigen in porcine peripheral blood mononuclear cells by human herpesvirus 1. Xenotransplantation 2015; 22:144-50. [PMID: 25716804 DOI: 10.1111/xen.12160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2014] [Accepted: 01/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Xenotransplantation represents one of alternative candidates for allotransplantation due to the chronic shortage of suitable human tissues; however, many obstacles remain. Expression and release of endogenous retroviral antigens by porcine cells after transplantation may evoke adverse immune responses in human subjects. Here, we examined whether human herpesvirus 1 (HHV-1) could induce the production of porcine endogenous retrovirus (PERV) antigens in porcine peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). METHODS Porcine PBMCs were infected with HHV-1 and examined for the production of PERV Gag protein and HHV-1 using antigen-capture ELISA and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), respectively. RESULTS HHV-1 infection resulted in a 1.7- to 33.2-fold induction of PERV Gag relative to mock infection controls, compared to a 2.9- to 12.9-fold induction following treatment with PMA. Expression of PERV Gag was detected in porcine PBMCs and PK-15 cells after HHV-1 infection by double immunofluorescence staining of PERV Gag and HHV-1 antigen. The viability of HHV-1-infected porcine PBMCs was significantly lower than that of mock-infected cells. The HHV-1 level in the culture supernatant increased 5.2-fold relative to controls 24-h post-infection, indicative of active replication within these cells; decreased levels of HHV-1 were detected 72-h post-infection. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that HHV-1 may be capable of infecting transplanted porcine cells, resulting in strong direct induction of PERV antigen.
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- Jiyeon Kim
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; BK21 Plus Biomedical Science Project, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Institute of Endemic Diseases, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Korea
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Mitchell JL, Hood S, Mee ET, Wigglesworth E, Sethi M, Auda G, Almond NM, Rose NJ. Simian T-cell lymphotropic virus type I alters the proviral load and biodistribution of simian retrovirus type 2 in co-infected macaques, supporting advancement of immunosuppressive pathology. J Gen Virol 2013. [DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.046078-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The infection dynamics and pathology of a retrovirus may be altered by one or more additional viruses. To investigate this further, this study characterized proviral load, biodistribution and the immune response in Macaca fascicularis naturally infected with combinations of simian retrovirus type 2 (SRV-2) and simian T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (STLV-I). As the mesenteric lymph node (MLN) and the spleen have been implicated previously in response to retroviral infection, the morphology and immunopathology of these tissues were assessed. The data revealed a significant change in SRV-2 biodistribution in macaques infected with STLV-I. Pathological changes were greater in the MLN and spleen of STLV-I-infected and co-infected macaques compared with the other groups. Immune-cell populations in co-infected macaque spleens were increased and there was an atypical distribution of B-cells. These findings suggest that the infection dynamics of each virus in a co-infected individual may be affected to a different extent and that STLV-I appears to be responsible for enhancing the biodistribution and associated pathological changes in SRV-2 in macaques.
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- Jane L. Mitchell
- Divisions of Virology, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, A Centre of the Health Protection Agency, Blanche Lane, South Mimms, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire EN6 3QG, UK
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- Divisions of Virology, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, A Centre of the Health Protection Agency, Blanche Lane, South Mimms, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire EN6 3QG, UK
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- Divisions of Virology, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, A Centre of the Health Protection Agency, Blanche Lane, South Mimms, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire EN6 3QG, UK
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- Divisions of Virology, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, A Centre of the Health Protection Agency, Blanche Lane, South Mimms, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire EN6 3QG, UK
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- Divisions of Virology, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, A Centre of the Health Protection Agency, Blanche Lane, South Mimms, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire EN6 3QG, UK
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- Divisions of Virology, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, A Centre of the Health Protection Agency, Blanche Lane, South Mimms, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire EN6 3QG, UK
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- Divisions of Virology, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, A Centre of the Health Protection Agency, Blanche Lane, South Mimms, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire EN6 3QG, UK
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- Divisions of Virology, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, A Centre of the Health Protection Agency, Blanche Lane, South Mimms, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire EN6 3QG, UK
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Chemical induction of endogenous retrovirus particles from the vero cell line of African green monkeys. J Virol 2011; 85:6579-88. [PMID: 21543506 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00147-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Endogenous retroviral sequences are present in high copy numbers in the genomes of all species and may be expressed as RNAs; however, the majority are defective for virus production. Although virus has been isolated from various Old World monkey and New World monkey species, there has been no report of endogenous retroviruses produced from African green monkey (AGM) tissues or cell lines. We have recently developed a stepwise approach for evaluating the presence of latent viruses by chemical induction (Khan et al., Biologicals 37:196-201, 2009). Based upon this strategy, optimum conditions were determined for investigating the presence of inducible, endogenous retroviruses in the AGM-derived Vero cell line. Low-level reverse transcriptase activity was produced with 5-azacytidine (AzaC) and with 5'-iodo-2'-deoxyuridine (IUdR); none was detected with sodium butyrate. Nucleotide sequence analysis of PCR-amplified fragments from the gag, pol, and env regions of RNAs, prepared from ultracentrifuged pellets of filtered supernatants, indicated that endogenous retrovirus particles related to simian endogenous type D betaretrovirus (SERV) sequences and baboon endogenous virus type C gammaretrovirus (BaEV) sequences were induced by AzaC, whereas SERV sequences were also induced by IUdR. Additionally, sequence heterogeneity was seen in the RNAs of SERV- and BaEV-related particles. Infectivity analysis of drug-treated AGM Vero cells showed no virus replication in cell lines known to be susceptible to type D simian retroviruses (SRVs) and to BaEV. The results indicated that multiple, inducible endogenous retrovirus loci are present in the AGM genome that can encode noninfectious, viruslike particles.
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This review is an updated summary of nearly 30 years of SRV history and provides new and critical findings of original research accomplished in the last 5 years including, but not limited to, the pathogenetic mechanisms underlying the origin of hematopoietic abnormalities observed in infected hosts and proposed new SRV serotypes. Despite major advances in the understanding and control of SRV disease, much more remains to be learned and SRV continues to be an exciting and attractive primate model for comparative studies of the mechanisms of retroviral immunosuppression.
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- N A Montiel
- California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616-8542, USA.
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Mitchell JL, Murrell CK, Auda G, Almond N, Rose NJ. Early immunopathology events in simian retrovirus, type 2 infections prior to the onset of disease. Virology 2011; 413:161-8. [PMID: 21349567 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2011.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2010] [Revised: 01/17/2011] [Accepted: 02/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Immunopathology during early simian retrovirus type 2 (SRV-2) infection is poorly characterized. Here, viral dynamics, immune response and disease progression in transiently- or persistently-infected cynomolgus macaques are assessed. Viral nucleic acids were detected in selected lymphoid tissues of both persistently- and transiently-infected macaques, even after viral clearance from the periphery. Immunohistochemical staining of lymphoid tissues revealed alterations in a number of immune cell populations in both transiently- and persistently-infected macaques. The precise pattern depended upon the infection status of the macaque and the marker studied. Gross immunopathological changes in lymphoid tissues were similar between SRV infection and those observed for other simian retroviruses SIV and STLV, suggesting a common immunopathological response to infection with these agents.
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- Jane L Mitchell
- Division of Retrovirology, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, A Centre of the Health Protection Agency, Blanche Lane, South Mimms, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire EN6 3QG, UK.
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Voisset C, Weiss RA, Griffiths DJ. Human RNA "rumor" viruses: the search for novel human retroviruses in chronic disease. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2008; 72:157-96, table of contents. [PMID: 18322038 PMCID: PMC2268285 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.00033-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Retroviruses are an important group of pathogens that cause a variety of diseases in humans and animals. Four human retroviruses are currently known, including human immunodeficiency virus type 1, which causes AIDS, and human T-lymphotropic virus type 1, which causes cancer and inflammatory disease. For many years, there have been sporadic reports of additional human retroviral infections, particularly in cancer and other chronic diseases. Unfortunately, many of these putative viruses remain unproven and controversial, and some retrovirologists have dismissed them as merely "human rumor viruses." Work in this field was last reviewed in depth in 1984, and since then, the molecular techniques available for identifying and characterizing retroviruses have improved enormously in sensitivity. The advent of PCR in particular has dramatically enhanced our ability to detect novel viral sequences in human tissues. However, DNA amplification techniques have also increased the potential for false-positive detection due to contamination. In addition, the presence of many families of human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) within our DNA can obstruct attempts to identify and validate novel human retroviruses. Here, we aim to bring together the data on "novel" retroviral infections in humans by critically examining the evidence for those putative viruses that have been linked with disease and the likelihood that they represent genuine human infections. We provide a background to the field and a discussion of potential confounding factors along with some technical guidelines. In addition, some of the difficulties associated with obtaining formal proof of causation for common or ubiquitous agents such as HERVs are discussed.
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- Cécile Voisset
- CNRS-UMR8161, Institut de Biologie de Lille et Institut Pasteur de Lille, Lille, France
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Nandi JS, Van Dooren S, Chhangani AK, Mohnot SM. New Simian β Retroviruses from Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca Mulatta) and Langurs (Semnopithecus Entellus) from Rajasthan, India. Virus Genes 2006; 33:107-16. [PMID: 16791425 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-005-0032-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2005] [Accepted: 11/16/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Natural infection of feral Indian rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) by a new simian beta retrovirus, provisionally called simian retrovirus-7 (SRV-7) is described. The virus is capable of in vitro replication in primary human peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) and B and T cell lines. We have earlier reported a novel SRV, SRV-6 from Indian langurs (Semnopithecus entellus). Additional sequence analyses from gp20 transmembrane (TM) env genes of SRV-6 and SRV-7 place them in a separate cluster, related to but distinct from known exogenous SRVs and also close to the simian endogenous beta retrovirus, (SERV) from African baboon. Phylogenetic analyses of pol gene of SRV-7 place it closer to SERV when the stop codons of the SERV genes are removed. On the other hand, additional sequence data from gp70, surface glycoprotein (SU) region of the env gene of SRV-6 suggest it is more closely related to known exogenous SRVs, (SRV-1 to 3). It is also related to the endogenous langur virus, Po-1-Lu. We hypothesize that SRV-6 and SRV-7 probably originated from a progenitor exogenous SRV which recombined with an endogenous SERV in the TM env and pol genes during evolution, based on the phylogenetic analyses.
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- Jayashree S Nandi
- Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, 2425 Ridgecrest Drive, SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108, USA.
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Germain E, Roullin VG, Qiao J, de Campos Lima PO, Caruso M. RD114-pseudotyped retroviral vectors kill cancer cells by syncytium formation and enhance the cytotoxic effect of the TK/GCV gene therapy strategy. J Gene Med 2005; 7:389-97. [PMID: 15619289 DOI: 10.1002/jgm.691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Wild-type RD114 virus is capable of generating syncytia during its replication, and it is believed that cell-free viruses direct the fusion of neighboring cells. The RD114 envelope (Env) that mediates this fusion event is now widely used to pseudotype retroviral and lentiviral vectors in gene therapy. Indeed, vectors pseudotyped with RD114 Env are very efficient to transfer genes into human hematopoietic cells, and they are resistant to human complement inactivation. In this study, we have tested the potential of RD114-pseudotyped vectors produced from the FLYRD18 packaging cell line to induce syncytia. METHODS RD114-pseudotyped vectors produced from the FLYRD18 packaging cells were added on tumor cell lines, and the formation of syncytia was assessed by microscopy after cell fixation and methylene blue staining. The kinetics of syncytium formation was analyzed by time-lapse microscopy. Finally, the cytotoxic effect of RD114-pseudotyped vectors was measured by the MTT assay on tumor cells, and in combination with the TK/GCV strategy. RESULTS We have found that these vectors were able to mediate cell-to-cell fusion of human tumor cell lines. A few hours after addition of the vector, cells started to aggregate to form syncytia that eventually evolved toward cell death 48 h postinfection. RD114-pseudotyped vectors were very efficient at killing human cancer cells, and they were also able to enhance dramatically the cytotoxic effect of the TK/GCV strategy. CONCLUSIONS These findings indicate that RD114-pseudotyped vectors used alone, or in combination with a suicide gene therapy approach, have great potential for the treatment of cancer.
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- E Germain
- Le Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de l'Université Laval, L'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Québec G1R 2J6, Canada
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Allan JS. Understanding xenotransplantation risks from nonhuman primate retroviruses. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2003; 278:101-23. [PMID: 12934943 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-55541-1_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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Significant progress in making animal-to-human transplantation a viable adjunct to human organ donation will require a greater understanding of the intricacies of immunologic rejection. Recent success in generating cloned knockout piglets increases the possibility that xenotransplantation may find its way into the clinics. Nonhuman primates' organs have been used for human transplants in the past and there is reason to believe that if ethical considerations and inherent problems with supply were overcome, their close genetic proximity to humans would lessen complications of rejection. Unfortunately, nonhuman primates harbor several pathogens known to be infectious in humans and the potential of other viral infections has precluded further use of monkeys in this setting. Baboons are generally considered the nonhuman primate species of choice yet this species carries several retroviruses considered a threat to humans in transplantation. Both known and potentially undiscovered retroviruses pose an important risk that is the focus of this review.
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- J S Allan
- Department of Virology and Immunology, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, 7620 N.W. Loop 410 at Military Drive, San Antonio, TX 78227, USA.
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Nandi JS, Tikute SA, Chhangani AK, Potdar VA, Tiwari-Mishra M, Ashtekar RA, Kumari J, Walimbe A, Mohnot SM. Natural infection by simian retrovirus-6 (SRV-6) in Hanuman langurs (Semnopithecus entellus) from two different geographical regions of India. Virology 2003; 311:192-201. [PMID: 12832216 DOI: 10.1016/s0042-6822(03)00187-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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We have previously reported natural infection of Hanuman langurs (Semnopithecus entellus) from Lucknow, India by a novel simian retrovirus, SRV-6, a beta-retrovirus (type D retrovirus). Here we describe infection by a closely related SRV-6 in an isolated feral population of Hanuman langurs from Jodhpur in the Northwestern desert region of India. Serological analyses, using in-house ELISA and WB, genomic amplification, and sequencing of env region (gp70 and gp20) of the viral genome were carried out. SRV-6-infected langurs from the two regions were serologically cross-reactive. The env gene was used for phylogenetic analyses, being the most variable part of a retroviral genome. The surface glycoproteins (gp70) were almost identical between the two SRV-6 isolates and related to but distinct from equivalent regions from other exogenous SRVs. We could sequence the transmembrane glycoprotein gp20 from SRV-6 infecting the Jodhpur langurs, which was again shown to be related to but unique compared to the other known SRVs. The study suggests that natural infection by related strains of SRV-6 occurs in wild langurs from different parts of India.
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- Jayashree S Nandi
- Department of Retrovirology, National Institute of Virology, Pune-411001, India
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Paradis K, Langford G, Long Z, Heneine W, Sandstrom P, Switzer WM, Chapman LE, Lockey C, Onions D, Otto E. Search for cross-species transmission of porcine endogenous retrovirus in patients treated with living pig tissue. The XEN 111 Study Group. Science 1999; 285:1236-41. [PMID: 10455044 DOI: 10.1126/science.285.5431.1236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 504] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Pig organs may offer a solution to the shortage of human donor organs for transplantation, but concerns remain about possible cross-species transmission of porcine endogenous retrovirus (PERV). Samples were collected from 160 patients who had been treated with various living pig tissues up to 12 years earlier. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and protein immunoblot analyses were performed on serum from all 160 patients. No viremia was detected in any patient. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 159 of the patients were analyzed by PCR using PERV-specific primers. No PERV infection was detected in any of the patients from whom sufficient DNA was extracted to allow complete PCR analysis (97 percent of the patients). Persistent microchimerism (presence of donor cells in the recipient) was observed in 23 patients for up to 8.5 years.
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- K Paradis
- Imutran Ltd. (a Novartis Pharma AG company), Post Office Box 399, Cambridge CB2 2YP, UK.
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Marracci GH, Avery NA, Shiigi SM, Couch G, Palmer H, Pilcher KY, Nichols H, Hallick LM, Axthelm MK, Machida CA. Molecular cloning and cell-specific growth characterization of polymorphic variants of type D serogroup 2 simian retroviruses. Virology 1999; 261:43-58. [PMID: 10441555 DOI: 10.1006/viro.1999.9858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Simian retroviruses (SRVs), the etiological agent of a spontaneous Simian acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, endemically infects large percentages of Asian macaques housed in biomedical research colonies and severely compromises the effective use of these species as a viable research animal. We recently described the molecular cloning of a serogroup 2 SRV, D2/RHE/OR, which causes mild immunosuppression in rhesus macaques. A restriction site variant, D2/RHE/OR/V1, has also been recovered from severely ill animals endemically infected with D2/RHE/OR. We now report the complete nucleotide sequences of D2/RHE/OR and D2/RHE/OR/V1. Both infectious molecular clones retain the genetic structure typical of type D SRVs (5' LTR-gag-prt-pol-env-3'LTR) and encode identically sized 8105-bp proviruses. D2/RHE/OR and D2/RHE/OR/V1 are 99.3% similar at the amino acid level, exhibiting only 17 residue differences, of which 10 are located in the envelope glycoproteins. The molecular clones and reciprocal chimeric viruses were used to assess the contribution of different genetic domains to virus infectivity in a T cell infection assay. These experiments indicate that D2/RHE/OR has a reduced ability to infect specific T cell lines, especially Hut-78 and MT-4 cells, and that the envelope gene is not the sole determinant of in vitro tropism.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Cells, Cultured
- Cloning, Molecular
- DNA, Recombinant
- Endopeptidases/genetics
- Genes, Viral
- Genes, env/genetics
- Genes, gag/genetics
- Genes, pol/genetics
- Genetic Variation
- Macaca
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Monkey Diseases/virology
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Proviruses/genetics
- Retroviruses, Simian/classification
- Retroviruses, Simian/genetics
- Retroviruses, Simian/growth & development
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/virology
- T-Lymphocytes/virology
- Terminal Repeat Sequences/genetics
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Affiliation(s)
- G H Marracci
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, 97201, USA
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Anderson DE, Torres JV. Simian retrovirus receptor and neutralization mechanism by antibodies to the envelope glycoprotein. Viral Immunol 1999; 12:47-56. [PMID: 10333242 DOI: 10.1089/vim.1999.12.47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Type D simian retroviruses (SRV) cause an acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in monkeys. Results of infection with SRV range from complete recovery with absence of viremia to a viremic state, which produces AIDS-like symptoms and culminates in death. These varied outcomes render the interaction of the host and SRV an attractive model for the study of immunosuppressive retrovirus resulting in different pathologic consequences. We describe here the isolation and determination of the molecular weight of the receptor for SRV. We demonstrate that a cell receptor with the same molecular weight is bound by the envelope protein of all five serotypes of SRV. We also show that the receptor recognizes a region containing amino acids 142-167 of the envelope protein of SRV serotype 1 (SRV-1). In addition, we show that a different region of SRV serotype 2 (SRV-2) envelope protein containing amino acids 93-106, interacts with a cell receptor of identical molecular weight. Furthermore, polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies that are directed to envelope epitopes 142-167 of SRV-1 or to 93-106 of SRV-2, specifically neutralize only the respective viral serotype. Our results indicate that the neutralization of SRV infectivity by antibodies is achieved through blocking the interaction between the virus and its cell receptor.
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- D E Anderson
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis 95616, USA
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African nonhuman primates harbor several exogenous and endogenous retroviruses which deserve further consideration in the transplant setting. In particular, simian foamy viruses (SFV), simian T-cell lymphotropic virus (STLV), baboon endogenous virus (BaEV), and simian endogenous retrovirus (SERV) are all carried by baboons and may be transmitted to humans by transplantation. We have found baboons to have high seroprevalence rates to both SFV and STLV, and molecular and serologic methods have been developed to detect such agents. In addition, current nonhuman primate breeding programs have thus far not focused on eliminating these viruses. In summary, the close genetic relationship with humans and number of persistent viral infections in baboons translates into a much greater infectious disease risk when compared to that of other domesticated species.
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- J S Allan
- Department of Virology and Immunology, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, Texas 78227, USA.
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Brown J, Matthews AL, Sandstrom PA, Chapman LE. Xenotransplantation and the risk of retroviral zoonosis. Trends Microbiol 1998; 6:411-5. [PMID: 9807786 DOI: 10.1016/s0966-842x(98)01347-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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It is hypothesized that xenotransplantation could facilitate the emergence of new human pathogens. Retroviruses might pose the greatest public health risk because of the possibility of undetected transmission within a population. Evidence from naturally occurring retroviral zoonoses and cross-species infections by animal retroviruses provides a basis for reasoned speculation on the risks posed by xenotransplantation.
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- J Brown
- HIV/Retrovirus Diseases Branch, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
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Morozov VA, Lagaye S. Latent foamy and simian retroviruses in healthy African green monkeys used in biomedical research. Lancet 1998; 351:1705. [PMID: 9734894 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(05)77743-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Warren KS, Niphuis H, Verschoor EJ, Swan RA, Heeney JL. Seroprevalence of specific viral infections in confiscated orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus). J Med Primatol 1998; 27:33-7. [PMID: 9606041 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0684.1998.tb00066.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A serological survey of confiscated orangutans was conducted to determine the prevalence of specific viral infections cross reacting with human viruses. Antibodies specific for human hepatitis A (HAV) and B (HBV) viruses, herpes simplex viruses (HSV), and human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV types I and II), as well as for the simian type D retroviruses (SRV types 1 to 3) and simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) were tested in samples from 143 orangutans. Results revealed a high prevalence of potential pathogens. The most prevalent viral infection found was HBV (59.4% prevalence) of which 89.4% of infected individuals seroconverted to the non-infectious state and 10.6% remained as chronic carriers. Antibodies to HAV, HSV, HTLV-1, and SRV were also detected but at a lower prevalence. There was no evidence of lentiviral infections in this group of animals. The results confirm the importance of quarantine and the need for diagnostic differentiation of virus infections to determine if they are of human origin or unique orangutan viruses.
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- K S Warren
- Wanariset Orangutan Reintroduction Centre, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
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van der Kuyl AC, Mang R, Dekker JT, Goudsmit J. Complete nucleotide sequence of simian endogenous type D retrovirus with intact genome organization: evidence for ancestry to simian retrovirus and baboon endogenous virus. J Virol 1997; 71:3666-76. [PMID: 9094640 PMCID: PMC191515 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.71.5.3666-3676.1997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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A complete endogenous type D viral genome has been isolated from a baboon genomic library. The provirus, simian endogenous retrovirus (SERV), is 8,393 nucleotides long and contains two long terminal repeats and complete genes for gag, pro, pol, and env. The primer binding site is complementary to tRNA(Lys)3, like in lentiviruses. The env GP70 protein is highly homologous to that of baboon endogenous virus (BaEV). PCR analysis of primate DNA showed that related proviral sequences are present in Old World monkeys of the subfamily Cercopithecinae but not in apes and humans. Analysis of virus and host sequences indicated that the proviral genomes were inherited from a common ancestor. Comparison of the evolution of BaEV, exogenous simian retrovirus types 1 to 3 (SRV1 to SRV3), and SERV suggests that SERV is ancestral to both BaEV and the SRVs.
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- A C van der Kuyl
- Department of Human Retrovirology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Blackbourn DJ, Locher CP, Ramachandran B, Barnett SW, Murthy KK, Carey KD, Brasky KM, Levy JA. CD8+ cells from HIV-2-infected baboons control HIV replication. AIDS 1997; 11:737-46. [PMID: 9143605 DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199706000-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the CD8+ cell antiviral immune response in HIV-2-infected baboons. DESIGN Baboons were infected with clinical isolates of HIV-2, CD8+ cells were isolated from phytohemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated baboon peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). These cells were cultured with PHA-stimulated CD4+ cells acutely infected with HIV-2 at several CD8+:CD4+ cell ratios. Control of HIV-2 replication was determined by comparing peak levels of HIV-2 replication in fluids from CD8+:CD4+ cell cocultures with those in fluids from infected CD4+ cells cultured alone. RESULTS CD8+ cells from HIV-2-infected baboons inhibited HIV-2 replication in acutely infected autologous CD4+ cells to a significantly greater extent than did CD8+ cells from uninfected baboons (P = 0.0001). At the beginning of the acute phase of HIV-2 infection, CD8+ cells showed either a transient reduction or loss in the antiviral activity. In some cases the CD8+ cell response enhanced HIV-2 replication. Subsequently, the strength of the CD8+ cell antiviral activity increased concomitant with a decrease in the HIV-2 load in the PBMC. Suppression of HIV replication could be demonstrated with filtered fluid from CD8+ cells. Other studies indicated that infected CD4+ cells are lost during coculture of CD8+ cells with infected CD4+ cells. CONCLUSIONS CD8+ cells of HIV-2-infected baboons develop substantial anti-HIV-2 activity following HIV-2 infection, which may account in part for the low frequency of pathogenesis in HIV-2-infected baboons. Studies to elucidate the mechanism of this CD8+ cell antiviral activity suggest that it is mediated in part by a soluble antiviral factor, but primarily in association with the loss of infected CD4+ cells.
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- D J Blackbourn
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94143, USA
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Morozov VA, Lagaye S, Lyakh L, ter Meulen J. Type D retrovirus markers in healthy Africans from Guinea. RESEARCH IN VIROLOGY 1996; 147:341-51. [PMID: 8958587 DOI: 10.1016/s0923-2516(97)85126-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Sixteen matching sera and DNA samples from healthy African blood donors living in rural areas of Guinea were analysed for the presence of type D retrovirus markers. Screening for the antibodies against structural proteins of Mason-Pfizer monkey virus (M-PMV) was carried out by Western blot with a purified M-PMV as an antigen. Eight out of 16 sera samples were found to contain antibodies against at least two gag gene-coded proteins, and three of these were weakly positive against env gene-coded protein. Using PCR amplification and Southern hybridization, we detected M-PMV-like gag sequences in 11 out of 16 samples and env-related sequences in 8 out of 16 samples. Six DNAs were found to contain both M-PMV gag- and env-related sequences. Restriction endonuclease analysis of the PCR-amplified gag sequences from two individuals and direct DNA sequencing analysis of the amplimers confirmed their M-PMV-like origin. Detection of antibodies and M-PMV-related sequences in blood donors from Guinea, but not in French or Algerian blood donors, indicated exogenous SRV infection in humans from certain geographic areas of Western Africa.
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- V A Morozov
- Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Carcinogenesis, NCI-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, MD 21702, USA
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