Characterization of the Meq oncoproteins of Marek's disease virus vaccine strain CVI988/Rispens

Marek?s disease virus serotype-1 (MDV-1) causes T cell lymphomas in chickens. Vaccines prepared from attenuated CVI988/Rispens MDV-1 strain currently offer the best protection. Although attenuated CVI988 is non-oncogenic, it codes for two forms of the MDV-1 oncoprotein Meq (CVI-Meq and CVI-L Meq). I...

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Main Author: Ajithdoss, Dharani K.
Other Authors: Lupiani, Blanca
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2010
Subjects:
Meq
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-05-454