The development of in vitro (tissue culture) assay systems for murine leukemia (MuLV)l" 2 and sarcoma (MSV)3-7 viruses, the demonstration of the defectiveness of the MSV genome,3 and its rescue with various MuLV's7 have brought out certain remarkable similarities between these viruses and those of the avian leukosisRous sarcoma complex.3' 7, 8, "a Subsequent studies of the murine viruses, which...

All vaccines that are prepared in chicken embryo fibroblasts (CEFs) contain a low level of particle-associated reverse transcriptase (RT) activity, which is produced from the avian cell substrate. The RNAs present in the particles have sequence homology to viral DNAs belonging to the ancient endogenous avian virus (EAV) family or to the avian sarcoma-leukosis virus (ALV)-related subgroup E endo...

The genomic diversity of Avian leukosis virus subgroup J (ALV-J) was investigated in an experimentally infected chicken. ALV-J variants in tissues from four different organs of the same bird were re-isolated in DF-1 cells, and their gp85 gene was amplified and cloned. Ten clones from each organ were sequenced and compared with the original inoculum strain, NX0101. The minimum homology of each o...

Avian leukosis virus (ALV)-induced osteopetrosis is associated with the accumulation of unintegrated viral DNA in osteoblasts. Viruses constructed from the DNAs of an osteopetrosis-inducing ALV (Br21) and a non-osteopetrosis-inducing ALV (RAV-0) have been used to test for the role of viral genes in the induction of osteopetrosis. Our results map osteopetrotic potential to a 1,400-base-pair regi...

The spring-loaded model stipulates that influenza virus infection is coupled to the transition of the virus hemagglutinin (HA) from a metastable conformation to a highly stable conformation at low pH. The properties of retrovirus envelope glycoproteins indicate that infection is coupled to an analogous conformational change. As a test of this hypothesis, the requirements for avian leukosis viru...

Subgroup J avian leukosis virus (ALV-J) causes a neoplastic disease in infected chickens. Differential expression patterns of microRNAs (miRNAs) are closely related to the formation and growth of tumors. (1) BACKGROUND: This study was undertaken to understand how miRNAs might be related to tumor growth during ALV-J infection. We chose to characterize the effects of miR-221 and miR-222 on cell p...

Avian leukosis virus (ALV)-induced osteopetrosis is associated with the accumulation of unintegrated viral DNA in osteoblasts. Viruses constructed from the DNAs of an osteopetrosis-inducing ALV (Br2l) and a non-osteopetrosis-inducing ALV (RAV-0) have been used to test for the role of viral genes in the induction of osteopetrosis. Our results map osteopetrotic potential to a 1,400-base-pair regi...

UNLABELLED The integration of retroviruses into the host genome following nonrandom genome-wide patterns may lead to the deregulation of gene expression and oncogene activation near the integration sites. Slow-transforming retroviruses have been widely used to perform genetic screens for the identification of genes involved in cancer. To investigate the involvement of avian leukosis virus subgr...

Avian leukosis virus (ALV) is detrimental to poultry health and causes substantial economic losses from mortality and decreased performance. Because tumorigenesis is a complex mechanism, the regulatory architecture of the immune system is likely to include the added dimensions of modulation by miRNAs and long-noncoding RNA (lncRNA). To characterize the response to ALV challenge, we developed a ...