Abstract
Molecularly cloned radiation leukaemia viruses (RadLVs) isolated from the BL/VL3 radiation-induced thymoma have been used in assays to compare the binding specificity of the BL/VL3 cell line for different retroviruses. BL/VL3 cells bound well to two of three thymotropic, leukaemogenic viruses produced by this cell line. BL/VL3 did not bind to a cloned fibrotropic, non-leukaemogenic RadLV. BL/VL3 appears to have receptor specificity for only some of the leukaemogenic RadLVs, and this appears to be related to differences in the viral env sequence.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1725-1728 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of General Virology |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 1991 |
| Externally published | Yes |