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Chromosomal locations of members of a family of novel endogenous human retroviral genomes

Journal Article · · J. Virol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6207006

Human cellular DNA contains two distinguishable families of retroviral related sequences. One family shares extensive nucleotide sequence homology with infectious mammalian type C retroviral genomes. The other family contains major regions of homology with the pol genes of infectious type A and B and avian type C and D retroviral genomes. Analysis of the human recombinant clone HLM-2 has shown that the pol gene in the latter family is located within an endogenous proviral genome. The authors show that the proviral genome in HLM-2 and the related recombinant clone HLM-25 are located, respectively, on human chromosomes 1 and 5. Other related proviral genomes are located on chromosomes 7, 8, 11, 14, and 17.

Research Organization:
National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD (USA)
OSTI ID:
6207006
Journal Information:
J. Virol.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Virol.; (United States) Vol. 58:3; ISSN JOVIA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English