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Journal of Virology, May 1999, p. 4439-4442, Vol. 73, No. 5
Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire,
Département des Sciences Biologiques, Université du
Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec H3C
3P8, Canada
Received 23 October 1998/Accepted 16 January 1999
The Graffi murine leukemia virus (MuLV) is a nondefective
retrovirus that induces granulocytic leukemia in BALB/c and NFS mice.
To identify genes involved in Graffi MuLV-induced granulocytic leukemia, tumor cell DNAs were examined for genetic alterations at loci
described as common proviral integration sites in MuLV-induced myeloid,
lymphoid, and erythroid leukemias. Southern blot analysis revealed
rearrangements in c-myc, Fli-1,
Pim-1, and Spi-1/PU.1 genes in 20, 10, 3.3, and 3.3% of the tumors tested, respectively. These results
demonstrate for the first time the involvement of those genes in
granulocytic leukemia.
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Oncogene Activation in Myeloid Leukemias by Graffi
Murine Leukemia Virus Proviral Integration
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Corresponding author. Mailing address: Laboratoire de
Biologie Moléculaire, Département des Sciences Biologiques,
Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3P8, Canada.
Phone: (514) 987-3000, ext. 3953. Fax: (514) 987-4647. E-mail:
rassart.eric{at}UQAM.ca.
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