title: A myxoma virus intergenic transient dominant selection vector.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to construct an intergenic transfer vector which can be used for the generation of recombinant myxoma viruses (MVs) expressing a foreign gene insert. Recombinant MVs expressing the Escherichia coli lacZ gene were constructed in vitro by transfection of MV-infected rabbit cells with a transfer expression vector, and isolated under growth conditions selecting for transient expression of the E. coli gpt gene. The effect of inserting foreign DNA sequences between the viral thymidine kinase gene and open reading frame MF8a upon the transcription of these genes was investigated.
authors: Cooperative Research Centre for Biological Control of Vertebrate Pest Populations, CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Ecology, Canberra A.C.T., Australia.
authors: R J
authors: RJ
authors: Jackson
authors: H G
authors: HG
authors: Bults
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D015870:Gene Expression; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009233:Myxoma virus / Q000235:genetics*; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D011995:Recombination, Genetic; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D013937:Thymidine Kinase / Q000235:genetics; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D001616:beta-Galactosidase / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D013937:Thymidine Kinase; D001616:beta-Galactosidase