Splicing of Friend murine leukemia virus env-mRNA enhances its ability to form polysomes

Friend murine leukemia virus (MLV) belongs to the gamma retroviruses of the Retroviridae family. The positive-sense RNA of its genome contains a 5’ long terminal repeat (LTR), 5’ leader sequence, gag, pol, env, and 3’ LTR. Transcription from proviral DNA begins from the R region of the 5’ LTR and en...

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Main Authors: Akihito eMachinaga, Syuhei eIshihara, Akiko eShirai, Sayaka eTakase-Yoden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00160/full