Receptor-binding and oncogenic properties of polyoma viruses isolated from feral mice.
Laboratory strains of the mouse polyoma virus differ markedly in their abilities to replicate and induce tumors in newborn mice. Major determinants of pathogenicity lie in the sialic binding pocket of the major capsid protein Vp1 and dictate receptor-binding properties of the virus. Substitutions at...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2007-12-01
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Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.0030179 |