MeSH

A strain of Murine leukemia virus (LEUKEMIA VIRUS, MURINE) arising during the propagation of S37 mouse sarcoma, and causing lymphoid leukemia in mice. It also infects rats and newborn hamsters. It is apparently transmitted to embryos in utero and to newborns through mother's milk.

Year introduced: 2002 (1966)

56 amino acid protein from Moloney Murine Leukaemia virus; binds nucleic acids & is essential for genomic RNA packaging; amino acid sequence given in first source

Date introduced: May 30, 1991

Date introduced: November 23, 2002

GenBank S74212

Date introduced: December 9, 1994

more closely related to the HIV-1 protease than to the mouse mammary tumor virus enzyme, based on its substrate specificity & sensitivity to aspartyl protease inhibitors

Date introduced: October 13, 1993

has been sequenced

Date introduced: January 14, 1993