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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-5-27
pubmed:abstractText
Most animal viruses studied so far induce chromosomal aberrations. In addition, adenoviruses, papovaviruses, and retroviruses are known to induce gene mutations like mutagenic bacteriophages. At least in one case studied retrovirus induced mutagenesis involves gene and/or scripton splitting analogous to the mutagenic mechanism of action of mutatorphage Mu and other movable DNA elements. On the contrary, several results obtained by independent means indicate that Simian virus 40, a papovavirus, does not act by splitting the affected gene but presumably by generation of base pair substitutions or of other minor DNA damages leading to amino acid substitutions. The mechanisms involved are still unknown. There a some hints, however, that these mechanisms might have some step(s) in common with processes leading to malignancy. In fact those viruses proved unequivocally so far to be capable of inducing gene mutations are oncogenic viruses.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0340-6717
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
63
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
Virus-induced gene mutations of eukaryotic cells.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article