A unique spumavirus Gag N-terminal domain with functional properties of orthoretroviral matrix and capsid.

The Spumaretrovirinae, or foamyviruses (FVs) are complex retroviruses that infect many species of monkey and ape. Although FV infection is apparently benign, trans-species zoonosis is commonplace and has resulted in the isolation of the Prototypic Foamy Virus (PFV) from human sources and the potenti...

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Main Authors: David C Goldstone, Thomas G Flower, Neil J Ball, Marta Sanz-Ramos, Melvyn W Yap, Roksana W Ogrodowicz, Nicole Stanke, Juliane Reh, Dirk Lindemann, Jonathan P Stoye, Ian A Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-05-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23675305/?tool=EBI