SEQUENCE OF SIMIAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUSES
SEQUENCE OF SIMIAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUSES
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DOI:
10.1038/328539a0
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发表时间:
1987-08-06
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影响因子:
64.8
通讯作者:
REITZ, MS
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作者:
FRANCHINI, G;GURGO, C;REITZ, MS
The characterization of HIV-1 (HTLV-III/LAV)1,2, the human retrovirus associated with AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome)3has led to the identification of a group of related human and simian retroviruses which also infect CD4-bearing T lymphocytes. Simian T-lymphotropic virus type III (simian immodeficiency virus) from macaques (STLV-IIIMAC) induces symptoms similar to those of AIDS in infected macaques4,5, but isolates from African green monkeys (STLV-IIIAGM)6and mangabeys (STLV-IIMM)7,8appear to be non-pathogenic in these animals. A human virus immunologically related to STLV-IIIAGM(HTLV-IV), reported to have been isolated from healthy humans9, has been shown to be almost identical to STLV-IHAGM10,11, which has called into question the independent origin of these viruses11. Here we report the complete DNA sequence of STLV-IIIAGMand analyse its relationship with the genomes of the HTLV -IIIBstrain of HIV-1, HIV-2ROD(previously called LAV-2)12–15and several ungulate lentiretroviruses. STLV-IIIAGMand HIV-2 are closely related, and more distantly related to HIV-1.