Computational analysis of envelope glycoproteins from diverse geographical isolates of bovine leukemia virus identifies highly conserved peptide motifs

Abstract Background Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) is a deltaretrovirus infecting bovine B cells and causing enzootic bovine leucosis. The SU or surface subunit, gp51, of its envelope glycoprotein is involved in receptor recognition and virion attachment. It contains the major neutralizing and CD4+ and...

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Main Authors: Aneta Pluta, Lorraine M. Albritton, Marzena Rola-Łuszczak, Jacek Kuźmak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Retrovirology
Subjects:
BLV
Env
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12977-017-0383-0