title: [Molecular biology of tumor viruses].
abstract: All classes of vertebrates harbor tumor viruses that are capable of inducing either tumors or leukemias. After infection, their genomes become integral parts of the host cell's genetic material (DNA). Many biological functions such as the capacity to code for the synthesis of new proteins and, in particular, the oncogenic property (oncogen) have already been assigned to specific regions (on physical maps) of their DNA.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D004267:DNA Viruses / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000378:metabolism; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000382:microbiology; D009858:Oncogenic Viruses / Q000502:physiology*; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012328:RNA Viruses / Q000502:physiology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D013539:Simian virus 40 / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014764:Viral Proteins; D004247:DNA
vernacular_title: Die Molekularbiologie der Tumorviren.