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J. Virol., Nov 1995, 7349-7353, Vol 69, No. 11
V Jubier-Maurin, P Sarni-Manchado, F Veas, N Vidal, F Bibollet-Ruche, JP Durand, A Galat-Luong and G Cuny
The high seroprevalence of simian immunodeficiency viruses (SIVs) in
African green monkeys (AGMs) without immunological defects in their natural
hosts has prompted consideration of SIV-infected AGMs as a model of
apathogenic SIV infection. Study of the molecular mechanisms of SIVagm
asymptomatic infection could thus provide clues for understanding the
pathogenesis of human immunodeficiency viruses. Regulatory genes could be
candidates for genetic control of SIVagm apathogenicity. We have
characterized Vpr, Tat, Rev, and Nef genes of two SIVagm strains isolated
from naturally infected sabaeus monkeys captured in Senegal. The results
provide further evidence that SIVagm from West African green monkeys is the
most divergent class of AGM viruses, with structural features in long
terminal repeat sequences and Vpr and Tat genes that distinguish them from
viruses isolated from other AGM species (vervet, grivet, and tantalus
monkeys).
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Regulatory genes of simian immunodeficiency viruses from west African green monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus)
Laboratoire Retrovirus, Institute Francais de Recherche Scientifique pour le Developpment en Cooperation (ORSTOM), Montpellier, France.
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