Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus and enzootic nasal tumor virus promoters drive gene expression in all airway epithelial cells of mice but only induce tumors in the alveolar region of the lungs.

ABSTRACT: Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus (JSRV) induces tumors in the distal airways of sheep and goats, while the closely related enzootic nasal tumor virus type 1 (ENTV-1) and ENTV-2 induce tumors in the nasal epithelium of sheep and goats, respectively. When expressed using a strong Rous sarcoma virus promoter, the envelope proteins of these viruses induce tumors in the respiratory tract of mice, but only in the distal airway. To examine the role of the retroviral long terminal repeat (LTR) promoters in determining tissue tropism, adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors expressing alkaline phosphatase under the control of the JSRV, ENTV-1, or ENTV-2 LTRs were generated and administered to mice. The JSRV LTR was active in all airway epithelial cells, while the ENTV LTRs were active in the nasal epitheli

SUBMITTER: Yu DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3147915 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature