Sarcoma Virus, Woolly Monkey
A species of GAMMARETROVIRUS producing tumors in primates. Originally isolated from a fibrosarcoma in a woolly monkey, WMSV is a replication-defective v-onc virus which carries the sis oncogene. In order to propagate, WMSV requires a replication-competent helper virus.
Year introduced: 2002 (1978)
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Tree Number(s): B04.613.807.375.770, B04.613.807.805.601, B04.820.650.375.770, B04.820.650.805.601
MeSH Unique ID: D012842
Registry Number: txid11970
Entry Terms:
- Woolly Monkey Virus
- Wooley monkey sarcoma virus
- Simian Sarcoma Viruses
- Sarcoma Virus, Simian
- Simian Sarcoma Virus
- Sarcoma Viruses, Simian
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