Massive depletion of bovine leukemia virus proviral clones located in genomic transcriptionally active sites during primary infection.

Deltaretroviruses such as human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) and bovine leukemia virus (BLV) induce a persistent infection that remains generally asymptomatic but can also lead to leukemia or lymphoma. These viruses replicate by infecting new lymphocytes (i.e. the infectious cycle) or via cl...

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Main Authors: Nicolas A Gillet, Gerónimo Gutiérrez, Sabrina M Rodriguez, Alix de Brogniez, Nathalie Renotte, Irene Alvarez, Karina Trono, Luc Willems
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3789779?pdf=render

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