title: Nucleotide sequence and expression of an AIDS-associated retrovirus (ARV-2).
abstract: The nucleotide sequence of molecular clones of DNA from a retrovirus, ARV-2, associated with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) was determined. Proviral DNA of ARV-2 (9737 base pairs) has long terminal repeat structures (636 base pairs) and long open reading frames encoding gag (506 codons), pol (1003 codons), and env (863 codons) genes. Two additional open reading frames were identified. Significant amino acid homology with several other retroviruses was noted in the predicted product of gag and pol, but ARV-2 was as closely related to murine and avian retroviruses as it was to human T-cell leukemia viruses (HTLV-I and HTLV-II). By means of an SV-40 vector in transfected simian cells, the cloned gag and env genes of ARV-2 were shown to express viral proteins.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sanchez-Pescador
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Power
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Barr
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Steimer
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Stempien
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Brown-Shimer
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Gee
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Renard
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Randolph
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Levy
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000382:microbiology*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003062:Codon; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D017977:Deltaretrovirus / Q000235:genetics; D015683:Gene Products, gag; D005814:Genes, Viral; D006801:Humans; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D012194:RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D012190:Retroviridae / Q000235:genetics*; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D003062:Codon; D004279:DNA, Viral; D015683:Gene Products, gag; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; D014764:Viral Proteins; D012194:RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase