Endogenous RD-114 virus genome expression in malignant tissues of domestic cats.
AUTOR(ES)
Niman, H L
RESUMO
Endogenous xenotropic cat type C virus (RD-114)- and infectious feline leukemia virus (FeLV)-specific gene expressions were measured in spontaneous sarcomas carcinomas, and nonmalignant cat tissues by molecular hybridization for virus-specific RNA and competition radio-immunoassays for the major internal protein (p30) of these two viruses. The results indicate that RD-114 gene expression in sarcomas and carcinomas at both RNA and p30 levels is significantly higher than histologically normal tissues from cats free of cancer. In contrast, the levels of FeLV viral RNA and p30 are fount to be low or undetectable in the majority of these tumored and normal tissues examined. Whereas variability in the amounts of RD-114 OR FeLV RNA and p30 expressed is found in tissues from different cats, their expression is fairly uniform in multiple malignant tissues of the same cat. The finding of widespread occurrence of elevated RD-114 gene expression in sarcomas and carcinomas is consistent with our similar observation with natural lymphomas of domestic cats and suggests that expression of certain functions of this endogenous virus may be etiologically involved in the development of many different spontaneous neoplasms of cats.
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