title: Expression of virus-like particles in normal and transformed gerbil cells.
abstract: Three types of virus-like particles (VLP) were observed in three of seven gerbil cell lines. One of these cultures was in a non-transformed state and contained R and C-type VLP, while the two others began to express R-type or intracisternal A-type VLP only after spontaneous transformation. These particles seem to be endogenous to the gerbil but do not appear to be directly involved in cell transformation.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002472:Cell Transformation, Viral; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005814:Genes, Viral; D005849:Gerbillinae / Q000196:embryology; D007181:Inclusion Bodies, Viral; D007668:Kidney; D012190:Retroviridae / Q000378:metabolism*; D014771:Virion / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000648:ultrastructure