Expression of infectious murine leukemia viruses by RAW264.7 cells, a potential complication for studies with a widely used mouse macrophage cell line

<p>Abstract</p> <p>The mouse macrophage-like cell line RAW264.7, the most commonly used mouse macrophage cell line in medical research, was originally reported to be free of replication-competent murine leukemia virus (MuLV) despite its origin in a tumor induced by Abelson MuLV con...

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Main Authors: Macias Alfonso R, Naghashfar Zohreh, Green Kim Y, Evans Leonard H, Hartley Janet W, Zerfas Patricia M, Ward Jerrold M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-01-01
Series:Retrovirology
Online Access:http://www.retrovirology.com/content/5/1/1